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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

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Lucy Downing to Margaret Winthrop1
Downing, Lucy Winthrop, Margaret

1638-10

To her truly noble sister mrs. Margret winthrop this humbly giue
Most worthy sister,

I am so much obliged to you and so vnable to deseru your noble fauors that I blush to mention them. if god shall make me able to doe aney seruis for you I shall moste wellcomely imbrace it:

I hope you will honer poor salem and vs with your presence when our howes is but habitable, for handsom it will not be this year I hear margret gostlin and my nan is a cominge and not my youngest whoe I expected would be a mayds work, and now I shall be ouer mayded: I hear you want one: if you doe I should be glad she might seru you till either some of our children or seruants wear disposed of: she doth all the worst work in her mothers howes and is very seruisable: but except you have nead of her I doe not wish it, for she is fit for any seruis. Your sister and seruant humble

L. Downinge Ca. October, 1638
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W. 4. 8; 5 Collections , I. 24.