Papers of the Winthrop Family, Volume 4

William Osborne to John Winthrop, Jr.1

Osborne, William Winthrop, John, Jr.

1644-12-07

Acounts of disbursements at the Furnace to the 7 of december 1644

	li	s	d
paid per me in Wages and Charges	264	8	3
paid per me to the Carpenters	067	12	9
paid per me to the dam maker besides mr. Wintropp notes	062	7	7
	394	8	7
Receapts per me
of mr. Wintropp	189	1	7
of mr. Tinge	054	9	11
of mr. Webb	049	2	5
of mr. Welles of Roxbury	17	8	7
of mr. Huise	23	0	4
	333	2	10
of mager Sedgwick	29	0	0
	362	2	10

Sir

I haue not charged my selfe withe sack that came last home because I haue not spoke with you about it but you may as you please put it on acounts nor all the Iron geres nailes hinges and other thinges that I had out of the Chamber that went to the vse of the furnace but all other things I haue made Receaved I price as I sold them as you will find in my book the Augares and all those things I haue put downe Receaud 29li of Mager Sedgwicks Counte but I cannot perfeckly tell till I haue a note from his book but I suppose I haue put downe full: I could desire that you and I might compare our books together but this at present I haue here gathered it may at farther vew be better perfected.

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the debts that are owing are as the were last week or more: but the Smith at Dorchester his bill was not mentioned which is allmost 4li

I charg my selfe with 189li 1s 7d, the 3 Casks of sack not counted.

William Osborne

Endorsed by John Winthrop, Jr.: Willm. Osburnes account Clerk of the Iron Worke.

W. 1. 158. For Osborne, see Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, III. 319.

George Richardson to John Winthrop1

Richardson, George JW

1644-12-12

To the Worshipfull John Wenthrop delever this

December the 12 day 1644 Mr. Winthrop, Worthye sir,

Youe may plese to take notes that I resaved youre later dated the 11 of this present where in youe rit to me about a sarvent of yours: I never se him to my knowledg tell yester day neder did I know that he wase youre worshipes sarvent till I se him later my Cosen breadkak did tel me that youe disired me if I did se him to send him over i did anser him I knoe not of him he tould me that he had brought on of my pasangeres abord the nixt morneing I inquared of my peopl for him so he came abord in my Cosenes bot i tould him he must send him to youe he wase uere unwilling torn he tould me it wase for being drunk torn for taking som aples and som bread torn he wase puneshed and wase forst to flye torn him if that ware true I wold spare torn till i did heare forder I do onderstand i torn a thefe and a lyer so I have cased torn to be put in Irnes and I will send torn to youre worship to moro when our bot torn vp sir youe may plese to take notis torn for the love that I have found from youe torn I will do anye sarves that I can for youe those that oner god I shall ever oner I have resaved som loses by som of this Contrye but I shall never blame youre Worship in the leste if youe have anye sarves for me youe shall find me fathfoll to youe if I be from under youre Comand yeat I will do for you as if i ware by youe if I do looke for right of those that hath don me wrong I hop youe will not be ofended with me in so doing the god of hevene blese youe in helth if it be his will I take lefe and reste youres in all umell sarves and Cresten afikshon

George Richardson

Endorsed by Governor Winthrop: Captain Richardson about Jo: Googe.

W. 1. 159. For Captain Richardson and his experiences in Boston, see Journal, II. 199–200.

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