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1636-07-05
I salute you in the lord rememberinge my best respeckts vnto you. I thanke you for that you would take the paynes to write to vs. I confess wee are to blame that wee haue not write to you all this tyme but I soppose that you knew our occasions and Distrachtions wee have bin in by reson wee weare all together vnsetteled you would then excuse vs and beare with vs for it. assure your selfe it is not for wante of loue to you or vnmindfullness of you. you write to vs to knowe our minds which wen I received your letter I did not knowe my owne mynde, but sence it hath pleased god wee are resolued agayne for Knufticott, and therefore I haue nowe sent my man to mowe grass their for to winter my cattell their, and to gett what houseinge hee can their thoughe never soe meane for a shelter, tell I come thether my selfe. I purpose god willinge in the springe to come their my wife and fammeley. I should bee glad to here that you will sett downe theire to we that yf god plese wee maye inioye your compayneie their to dewell which I doe profess would bee a greate comfort to mee yf god soe please to dispose of it. your wife and dafter was lately verie well last thursdaye I saw them boeth your wife I meane for a woman in hir case lately broght to bed, and soe with my prayers to god for a blessinge vppon you and all your affayres I take my leaue and Rest beinge in haste, Your truly louinge Brother
W. 1. 115; 2
Proceedings
, v. 8n.–9n. For Robert Feke, who married Elizabeth Fones Winthrop, the widow of the Governor’s son. Henry, see Henry W. Foote, Robert Feke, Colonial Portrait Painter (Cambridge, 1930). 19–26.
1636-07-05
I reioyce with you and blesse god for the safe deliuery of my sister and the welfar of her and your daughter; I receiued A Letter from you for which I thanke you that you continue your Louing remembrance of vs; my husband doth remember his loue to you we are now fully 288Resoulued to goe to dwelle att connefticote the next spring if god will; we suppose you will sett downe thare att wattertowne2 you are of all much desired and expected their we do now send our man to get haye for our cattell and to winter them their; and to prepare some house against we come we are forced now to pich on some place and we thinke In this place we are likeliest to inioye your company if our desire had not bin cheifly to haue bin neare you we had chosen Concord for to dwell in I exspected your retourne to vs longe ere this; otherwise I should haue writen to you of a testimony of my vnfaned loue as also to haue desired your aduice I hop to see you hear shortly in the meane time I present to you my reall loue and remain Your euer Louing Sister
W. Au. 46.
Wethersfield.