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Winthrop Family Papers

Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

Thomas Dudley to John Winthrop

19 February 1638

Roger Williams to John Winthrop

28 February 1638
John Winthrop to William Stevens and to Edward Gibbons1
JW Jollife, John Stevens, William Gibbons, Edward

1638-02-20

 Mr. Stephens,

If you will vse meanes that the Bark may be brought to Boston forthwith, we will take Order, vpon the sale of her, that you shalbe payd the money due to you for your work vpon her: so we rest your loving friends

Jo: Winthop Jno. Jolliffe XIJth 20th 1637/38 Mr. Gibbons,

We desire you to paye mr. Stephens out of the money due for mr. Lovells Barke fifteen pounds due to him for work vpon her, and take at this illegible and another Bill from mr. Lovell for the same summe.

Jo: Winthop xii: 29: 1638/39 2

Endorsed: Mr. Stephens for the Bark Lovells paid 17li 13s 6d.

1.

W. 1. 121. The recipient of this letter was undoubtedly William Stevens of Marblehead, a shipbuilder. For Gibbons, see Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, II. 245.

 2.

Since Winthrop invariably used the old-style calendar, this has been dated a year later than the letter to William Stevens, although a date nine days later seems more plausible.