John Winthrop, The History of New England from 1630 to 1649, ed. James Savage, vol. 1 (1825)

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John Winthrop, The History of New England from 1630 to 1649, ed. James Savage, vol. 1 (1825)
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book
date
1630-1649; printed 1825
reference
vol. 1, p. 29 and appendix letters
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https://archive.org/details/historyofnewengl01wint
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transcript
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public

Read in the archive.org full text (October 2026; The Long Island Quaker families of the Frost line). Savage's edition of Governor Winthrop's journal, with his letters to his wife Margaret in the appendix.

  • The journal, 2 July 1630 (1:29): "My son Henry Winthrop was drowned at Salem."
  • Winthrop to his wife, 16 July 1630 (appendix): "the Lord's hand hath been heavy upon myself in some very near to me. My son Henry! my son Henry! ah, poor child! Yet it grieves me much more for my dear daughter. The Lord strengthen and comfort her heart, to bear this cross patiently. I know thou wilt not be wanting to her in this distress." The "dear daughter" is Henry's widow, Elizabeth (Fones) Winthrop, who had stayed at Groton.
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  2. title: "John Winthrop, The History of New England from 1630 to 1649, ed. James Savage, vol. 1 (1825)"
  3. type: book
  4. date: "1630-1649; printed 1825"
  5. reference: "vol. 1, p. 29 and appendix letters"
  6. url: "https://archive.org/details/historyofnewengl01wint"
  7. seen: transcript
  8. access: public
  9. ---
  11. Read in the archive.org full text (October 2026; `research/mcmillan/Frost_Underhill_Bowne_Feake.md`).
  12. Savage's edition of Governor Winthrop's journal, with his letters to his wife Margaret in the
  13. appendix.
  15. - The journal, 2 July 1630 (1:29): "My son Henry Winthrop was drowned at Salem."
  16. - Winthrop to his wife, 16 July 1630 (appendix): "the Lord's hand hath been heavy upon myself in some
  17. very near to me. My son Henry! my son Henry! ah, poor child! Yet it grieves me much more for my dear
  18. daughter. The Lord strengthen and comfort her heart, to bear this cross patiently. I know thou wilt
  19. not be wanting to her in this distress." The "dear daughter" is Henry's widow, Elizabeth (Fones)
  20. Winthrop, who had stayed at Groton.
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