Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Claims against John Winthrop1

Winthrop, John, Jr.

1643-09

	li	s	d
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
414
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

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

“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.

John Wheelwright to John Winthrop1

Wheelwright, John JW

1643-09-10

Right Worshipful,

Upon the long and mature consideration of things, I perceive that the main difference between yourselves and some of the reverend elders and me, in point of justification and the evidencing thereof, is not of that nature and consequence as was then presented to me in the false glass of satan's temptations and mine own distempered passions, which makes me unfeignedly sorry that I had such an hand in those sharp and vehement contentions raised thereabouts to the great disturbance of the churches of 415Christ.2 It is the grief of my soul that I used such vehement censorious speeches in the application of my sermon, or in any other writing, whereby I reflected any dishonour upon your worships, the reverend elders, or any of contrary judgment to myself. It repents me that I did so much adhere to persons of corrupt judgment, to the countenancing of them in any of their errours or evil practices, though I intended no such thing; and that in the synod I used such unsafe and obscure expressions falling from me as a man dazzled with the bufferings of satan, and that I did appeal from misapprehension of things. I confess that herein I have done very sinfully, and do humbly crave pardon of this honoured state. If it shall appear to me, by scripture light, that in any carriage, word, writing or action, I have walked contrary to rule, I shall be ready, by the grace of God, to give satisfaction: thus hoping that you will pardon my boldness, I humbly take leave of your worship, committing you to the good providence of the Almighty; and ever remain, your worship's in all service to be commended in the Lord

J. Wheelwright Wells, (7) 10–43 1.

Original not located; Savage (1826), 162–163; (1853), II. 196; Journal, II. 165–166; also printed in D.J.W. at 505 . For Wheelwright, see John Wheelwright, Charles H. Bell, Editor (Boston, Prince Society, 1876), 1–78; Morison, Founding of Harvard College, 405–406; D.A.B.

I.e., the Antinomian controversy of 1637.