Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 2

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Bill of John Pigot1

Pigot, John Revell, John

1630-03-05

1629	Bought of Jno. Pigot grocer
			li.	s.	d.
March 5	Corne powder2 30 barrells Att 03 li. 15 s. 00 d.	112.	10.	00
	More. Fine powder 20 bar. Att 4 li. 00 00 per bar.		080.	00.	00
	More. For Duble. Caskes 51 at 22 d. per Cask ....		004.	13.	06
	More. for Cartage of the Caskes.......		000.	02.	00
	More for Inglish match: 3.2.00.......		004.	11.	0
			201.	16.	6
		Rec.	101.	15.	0
		Rest	100.	01.	6

	li.	s.	d.
Resd	20	00	00
	36.	00.	00
	45.	15.	00	of mr. wentrope.
	101	15	00

Endorsed: Mr. Reuell account.

W. 1. 75. Pigot's acquittance and the notes of Revell and Winthrop are at W. 1. 76–77.

On “corned,” or granulated, gunpowder see Encyclopoedia Britannica (1929), XI. 3, and infra, page 280.

Second Receipt of John Pigot1

Pigot, John Revell, John

1630-03-09

Receiued this 9th of March 1629–30 of Mr. John Reuell in full payment the some of One hundred poundes for 50. barrels of powder I say Receiued in full. the some of 100 li.

John pigot grocer.

Endorsed: A note of the Powder paid by mr. Revell.

W. 1. 77. See infra, page 280.

Notes the Payment to Pigot1

Revell, John Winthrop, John Revell, John Winthrop, John

1630

I pray you sir to Asighn me whear to Receve this one hundred pounds paid mr. Piggot I did speake to mr. Johnson and he tould me he would speak to you concerninge it I would haue com to you but my occasions ar such I cannot yours to be commanded

John Revell2

I haue sent you the byll of parsells with the aqvittance

my sonne hath orders to paye it where you shall appoint, let a note be sent to my brother downinges in fleetstreet, where he shall paye it and you shall not fayle. so I rest your thankfull freind.

Jo: Winthrop. 216

Endorsed: March the xth 1629 Receved Fowerty poundes of mr. John Wentrope and is in part of 100 li. which I haue payd mr. Pigot for powder } 40 li.

I say Recd.

John Revell. 1.

W. 1. 76.

John Revell, named among the Plymouth Adventurers in 1626, first appears in the records of the Massachusetts Company on July 28, 1629. He was chosen assistant on October 20, 1629, and one of the ten undertakers for the joint stock on December 1. He came over in the Winthrop Fleet on the Jewell, of which he was part owner, but returned to England in the Lion after a stay of only a few weeks. Savage pessimistically remarks that “he was probably too rich to adventure life and fortune with us.” 1 Collections , III. 48; Winthrop, History of New England (1853), I. 23, 448; 1 Proceedings , v. 93–96. See Journal, May 27, 1630.