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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Edward Hopkins to John Winthrop

25 September 1640

Hugh Peter to John Winthrop

30 September 1640
John Taylor to John Winthrop1
Taylor, John JW

1640-09-28
To the Righte Worshipfull Mr. John Wintrope these be delivred I praye att his house in Boston
Righte Worshipfull,

my servise remembred Vnto your selfe and Mrs. Wintrope, with many kind thankes for your last loue shewed to me att Boston att you house.

These are to intreate you to send vp those goods I left with you, by Goodman Grafton, or Goodman Codmore this returne I praye. if anye of the Caskes bee not hedded I praye lett me intreate soe much that you would bee pleased to lett some of your men to see them mended and putt into the pinnes.

soe at this time I leave you with my servise remembrd to your Worshipe and rest yours to Comande in anye servise that I maye to my power

John Taylor From Connecticutt this 28th of september 1640

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: Jo: Taylor for Jo: Tinkers goods.

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W. 1. 136. The following memorandum by Governor Winthrop, written on the verso of this letter, appears to have no connection with it:

“1000 acres vpon Shawshin river with 100 acres of meadow and the rest of such lands as the next Courte will to the house there, with liberty of fishing in a great pond lying about a mile and a half to the west of the said River; and that I may haue leaue to take the rest in some other place where it may be found.”