Winthrop, John, 1588-1649

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1588-01-23 - 1649-03-26

Biography

John Winthrop (1588-1649), English Puritan lawyer and one of the leading figures in founding the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Suggest a Correction

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letter : to Margaret Tyndal Winthrop, 1621 Jun 27

Part of Collection — Box 63: [Barcode: 39002137225380], Folder: GROUP 2423, F-1

Call Number: GEN MSS MISC

Scope and Contents:

ANS with address leaf.

Annotated in an unidentified hand: "Printed in Life and Letters of John Winthrop, 1st vol., p. 164-5."

Dates: 1621 Jun 27

Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > General Collection manuscript miscellany > W > WINTHROP, JOHN, 1588-1649

Winthrop family papers

Collection

Call Number: GEN MSS 274

Abstract:

Contains letters from various people, including colonial officials and legislators, to Fitz-John Winthrop, John Winthrop (1588-1649), John Winthrop (1606-1676), and John Winthrop (1681-1747); one letter from Fitz-John Winthrop to Joseph Dudley; and various other documents, including Abraham Pierson's elegy on Theophilus Eaton, and a brief diary by John Winthrop (1606-1676).

Dates: 1635-1727

Found in: Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Winthrop family papers