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In The Histories, The Romances, And The ...
embarked in tlie perilous undertaking' of planting an English Christian colony in the American wilderness . To eminent piety he
added political sagacity , wisdom and moderation in counsel , persuasive eloquence , disinterested devotion to the interests of the
infant statewith great firmness of character , all which highly fitted him to , preside over the new plantation , where peculiar
difficulties and trials had to be encountered , and society almost to be formed anew . His gifts as a statesman were indeed such as would
have rendered him a meet associate of such men as Prynne _, HampdenCromwelland others who figured so illustriously in
, , Eng The land short in the sketch times of of the his ci wife vil war given s . " in Mr . Anderson ' s book
possesses a quaint and tender interest from the love letters which passed between the pair during the time they were separated by
the broad Atlantic—a gulf so terrible in those days of small tions sailing were ships endured , that we . wonder Margaret in our Tindal modern was days born how about such the separa year
-1590 and married to Winthrop when she was twenty-eight years oldhe , being a Suffolk gentleman , come of an ancient family of
the good , first estate time , and when bred he a was lawyer onl . y seventeen Winthrop years had been and twice three married months ,
old ; but his early domestic history must have been singularly unfortunatesince at the time of his wedding Margaret Tindal he was
, but thirty years of age . He had several children , to whom Mrs . Winthrop proved a tender and conscientious stepmother ; sons of
her own were also born to her—Adam , Stephen , and Deane . As her letters to Winthrop furnish most of the details known of her life ,
there is little to say of her early married years , except in intervals when his legal business called him to London . Her first extant nd in
letter was probably written in 1624 or 1625 , and the seco 1628 . They are sent from Suffolk to Mm in London , and are full
of beautiful tenderness and piety : — "Most dear , and loving lifeless Husband linesbut , —I cannot do heartil express wish my love did to you ,
heart as I desire how , true in these and poor faithful , it is to ; you , and I how much y I do you desire see to my be hel always , from with you in , to iritual enjoy and the temporal sweet comfort duties , of which your I presence am so unfit , and to those peryou sp
with form able ps to without you direct . But you us I for . desire It the makes we best may ; me and be to so guided see I will the in wait want all with our of you ways patience , and by God wish upon , who myself Him is , shall not need to write much to at thi
who is all-sufficient for me . I you s praise time . of God My , brother we and are all all the Gostling here rest in of can health tell friends , as you you at anything left London us , and by M are word mother glad of to mouth and hear . the I -
self same remember you our best love to you our _^ and all the rest . Our . children y rem ember my bid their my duty good to husband you . And good thus ni the , g desiring ht Lord . Little ; to to be Samuel remembered thinks in safe it in is your and time prayers for all me here , to I
Farewell go to bed , my ; and sweet so I husband beseech . ' . Your obedient keep wife you , ty , us .
" Margaret Winthrop . "
376 Governor Winthrop' S Wife-
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), Feb. 1, 1862, page 376, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01021862/page/16/
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