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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

26.

26 December 1630

22.

22 December 1630
December 27: 16301
Winthrop, John

1630-12-27

I haue in all 15: Cowes and illegible whereof 5: are my brother downings marked on the lefte horne with a brand of a ringe. 2: of these Cowes I bought of the Companye one at blank of one-half inch and the other at .

I have allso 14: she goates whereof 3: I bought of the Companye at 30 s. a peece.

there be 2: wether goates heere not yet devided

I have 2: sows bought from Plimouthe

I had more of Kingsburye2 one Cowe, and of Lambe (which he could not paye for) one Cowe and of mr. Johnsons 9: Cowes 2: at Boston.3 and of mr. Huysons one brought to Boston.

I received more of mr. Allerton for my brother downing 5: heifers, which have a Knotting in one horne, and 3: for mr. haynes, which have their tailes tipped at the ende.1

1.

This entry, dated as of December 27, 1630, is taken from the notes jotted down at the back of the first manuscript volume of the Journal. The text reading from “I haue” through “tipped at the ende” is to be found on the last page of the manuscript. Savage printed it, History of New England (1853), II. “Addenda,” 415, erroneously dating it December 7.

 2.

See supra, pp. 88, note 1 89, note 3 , and 169, note 2.

 3.

See the “Will of Isaac Johnson,” supra, page 51.