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Jonathan Brewster to John Winthrop, Jr.1

Brewster, Jonathan Winthrop, John, Jr.

1636-04-30

To the Woorshippfull John Winthrope Gouernour of the Foorte in Cunnitecutt Riuer deliver these

Woorshippfull Sir

This is, (If I maye make soe bould with you) that you would be pleased, as to lett some of your servants to be a meanes of sending two hogsheads of provisiones marked ST, which lyes at the Riuers 258mouth, by any vessell that comes vp the Riuer, eyther to Watertowne2 or Newtowne3 or this plantation. And if my brother Oldam be at the Riuers mouth, I suppose if he knowes that it is myne, he will doe me that Curtesye.

Thus fearing I am ouer bould with your Woorshipp heerin, with my duty remembred to your selfe, I take my leaue And Rest Yours to vse to his poore power

Johnnathan Brewster Mattainuke4 this 30th Aprill 1636 1.

W. 3. 21; 4 Collections , VII. 66–67. For Brewster, see 4 Collections , VII. 66n.; Bradford, History of Plymouth, II. 218, n. 2.

Wethersfield.

Hartford.

Matianuck, the site of the Plymouth trading house in what is now Windsor, Connecticut.

Muriel Sedley Gurdon to Margaret Winthrop1

Gurdon, Muriel Sedley Winthrop, Margaret

1636-05-05

To her much respected freind Mrs. Winthrop the elder at Boston giue these

My Deare and worthy frind,

I acknowledg my selfe so much indebted to you for many formar kindneses, and now in a great mesur for my sonne2 that is with you; which I fear hau not ben so eusefull as I had hoped he showld: in regard of the weakenes in his hands for I canot hear that he doth any thing recouar, but is rathar wors which makes me to thinke he might haue sume begenings of the scuruy befor he went and may be now increased: I hau sent him sum good quantity of consarue of scuruy grass and sum surup of lemons in hope it may doe him good I desir that if you or any othar showld haue caus to thinke that to be his grefe then torn he might hau any thing giuen him for the helpe of it and we shall be accountable for it: I shall be most glade to hear of any grouth of grace in him how soeuar it shall please God to dele with his body; but I desir to waight upon him in faith who is all sufisinte: I am sur it is hapy for him that he is remoued from this place, wher all is a declining nay I may say all good strongly aposed: I would wright to you how, in sum particluars, but that you hau sum so uery able to informe you a coming to you: our deare ministar mr. Rogars for one and many othar worthy parsons: oh the heauy condition of this land that doe parte with such as showld hau ben the pilars to uphowld it, but I desir that my selfe and othars may rejoice at the grouth of gods church with you the strongar you grow I trust the mor powar your prairs shall hau for the rest of gods children that are left hear behind: I hau sent you a small remembranc not having any bettar thing at this time it is a ferkin of great otemeale and sixe dried nets 259toungs. thus with all due respect remembred to mr. Wintrupe and your self, with my lou remembred to all your children I becech the lord to keepe you and us allwais in his fear I rest Your euar loving frind3

Meriell Gurdon Asington this 5th of May 1636 1.

W. Au. 88; 5 Collections , I. 84–85.

Edmund Gurdon.

The spelling in the original manuscript is “fring.”