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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Thomas Cobbett to John Winthrop1
Cobbett, Thomas JW

1639-04-13

To his much honourd Freind mr. Winthrop at his howse in Boston present theise I pray you
Worthy Sir,

I am bold to mooue you concerning that heifer calfe which I mentioned formerly to you, that if it please your selfe to consider of the vallewe of it as it was then or might haue beene since and that you please to appointe it to be payd for my vse in corne either wheate or rye (if all you can spare bee not otherwise disposed of) and send me word of what you shall order herein I shall accordingly take order for your receiuinge of it by my Brother Hill in whose debt I am and for the payment of which debt I am put vppon it (at present) to request this at your worships hands. if your worship please to consider of me herein you shall doe me a great pleasure (as matters now stand) and I shall soe acknowledge it. and thus not havinge more at present I desire to tender my best respects to you and to mris. 115Winthrop leauinge you and yours vnder the comfortable shaddow of the wings of the Almighty Yours in all Christian service

Tho: Cobbett Lynne this 13th of the IIth m. 1639
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W. 4. 94; 5 Collections , I. 268–269.