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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

John Spenser, Robert Crane, and Others to the Governor and Assistants of Massachusetts Bay

1639

Stephen Winthrop to Margaret Winthrop

7 January 1639
Bill of John Tinker1
Tinker, John

1639
Dr. My Master Jo. Winthrop Esqr.
li s d
For Linen cloth twine and other comodities bought and other monies lide out and expences in his busines 11 18 6
for 2 firkins of suet 2 16 0
for 2 boxes of Candles waying 7 duz. 10 li. at 5s 8d per duzn 5 1 1
93
for 2 boxes 0 3 8
for a porter to cary them 0 0 10
for the fraite of the pack 0 10 0
20 10 1
a parcell of shews sent 05 08 0
Received mony for 32 li. of beauer at 9s per li. 14 8 0
mony on mr. Rainsfords bill 9 5 0
16392
li s
post 1 mr. Lokier minester For mony borowed of him Aprill 150 0
post 1 mr. Merideth hosier For a parcell of ware bought of him 11 12
post 1 mr. Hutchinson Linendraper For a parcell of linen ware bought of him Mar. 30th 53 5
mr. Andros Haberdasher For a parcell of ware bought torn

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: Jo: Tinker Bill 1639.

1.

W. 1. 127; 2 Proceedings , XIII. 61–62. For Tinker, see 4 Collections , VII. 218n.

 2.

The following items, which appear on page 2 of these accounts, have been canceled.