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Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Claims against John Winthrop1
Winthrop, John, Jr.

1643-09

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To the Country 100 0 0
To mr. Hill 350 and 150 to him for mr. Mayhew 500 0 0
To mr. Angier of Camb: 180 0 0
To mr. Dummer 100 0 0
To mr. Browne of Tanton of this 10li is paid 65 0 0
To mr. Fenwick 50 0 0
To Ben: Gillam wherof paid 90 0 0
To Capt: Gibbon about 60 0 0
To mr. Russell for mr. Mayhew 50 0 0
To mr. Allen the Teacher of Charlton 70 0 0
To Capt. Sedgwick about 40 0 0
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To mr. Eldred about 47 0 0
To mr. Astwood of Roxbury and mr. Long of Charlton being the executors of Nathaniell Axtell about 60 0 0
To mr. Rich. Parker
To Capt: Keine
To Daniell Cole of Plimouth 20 0 0
To Rich. Truesdale
To Willm. Hudson senr. 18 0 0
To mr. Web
To mr. Stoddar
To the Governour of Plimouth or the Government 10 0 0
To Ed: Bendall
To Jo: Hill of Newhaven 8 0 0
To mr. Cooke of Dedhan 9 18 0
To mr. Hatherly this dorchester vndertook to satisfy 27 0 0

illegible Dexter demandeth 25li

Ca. September, 1643

Endorsed by John Winthrop, Jr.: The debts for which Tenhills is engaged.2

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W. 1. 143. This document is in the handwriting of John Winthrop, Jr.

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“John Winthrope Esq: granted vnto Wm. Ting, Thomas Allen Richard Dummer Capt. Gibbons, Capt. Sedgwick, Valentine Hill; Richard Russell, Benjamin Gillom and Edmund Anger, and Richard Parker, his mansion house in Boston together with his Farme called Ten hills (except the neck of land over against the oyster banke) for and in consideration of divers summes of money wherein he stands indebted to them and divers others. And this was by an absolute deed of sale dated the 26° of the 7° month 1643.”

Suffolk Deeds, I. 45.