The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1839-04-24
LOVE LETTERS.
BttDeen the first Governor Of Massachusetts,
and his WIFE, IN 1928.

and his WIFE, IN 1928.
MY MOST SWEET HusBAND.--How dearly
welcome thy kind letter was to me, ! am not
able TO express. The sweetness Of Is did
much refresh me. What can be more pleas
Ing to a wife, than TO hear Of the welfare Of
ner best beloved, and how he is pleased with
her poor endeayors! blush 10 hear myself
commended, knowing my own wants. But It
III your love that conceives the best, and makes
.h. .ulngs seem better than they are. wish
nss might please thee, and that those COM
W nave In each other may be daily in
9 lease az lar as they may be pleasing TO
uou WIZ use the speech 10 thee, that
Abigail did to David: = will he ! servant
to wash the feet Of my Lord / win do any
service wherein may please NV oood bus-
band. confess cannot do enough for
thee but thou art pleased to accept the will
for the deed, and rest contented.
have many reasons to make me love thee,
whereof will name two first, because thou
lowest God and secondly, because thou low
est me. IL these two were wanting. all the
rest would be eclipsed-but must leave this
discourse, and 60 about my household affairs.
am bad housewife TO be so long from tbs m;
but must needs TO borrow little tine to talk
with thee. my sweetheart. hope thy bnsi-
ness draws 10 an end. Il will be but two or
three weeks, before see thee, though they
be long ones. God will bring us together in
his good time; for which time | shall pray.
Farewell, my good husband; the Lord
keep thee. Your obedent wife.
MARGARET WINTHROP.
MY GOOD Although wrote to thee
last week, yet, having so fit an opportunity,
/ must write to thee again for do esteem
one little short letter OF thine (such as the
last was) to be worthy two or three from me.
Ibcgan this letter yesterday at two o'clock,
thinking to have been AZ large, but was SO TIA
ken up with company and business as could
but get hither by this morning. Itgrieves me
that | have not liberty TO make expression Of
my love to thee who art more dear to me than
all earthly things but will endeayor that my
prayers may supply the defect Of my pen,
which will be Of US: to us both, inasmuch as
the favor and blessing Of God is better than all
things besides.
know thou lookest for troubles here, and
when one affection is over to meet with ano-
other; but remember our Saviour tells us,
be Of good comfort, have overcome the
world Therefore, my sweet wife, raise up
thy heart, and be not dismayed at the crosses
thou meetest with in family affairs, or other
wise; but still fly to him who will take up the
burden for thee. Go thou on cheerfully in
obedience to his holy will, in the course he
hath set thee. Peace shall come. COM
mend thee and all thine to the gracious pro-
lection and blessing Of the Lord.
Farewell, my good wife. kiss and love
thee with the kindest affection, and rest
Thy faithful husband,
JOHN WINTHROP.
Most loring and good Husband. II have
received your letters. The true tokens Of
your love and care Of my good, now in your
absence as well as when Xel' gas er4sgnt,
made ma.fbink thnf Jsas'nfy heart and thoughts
are always near you, TO do you good and not
evil, oil the days of my life. rejoice in the
Of our happy meeting; for thy
absence has been very long in my conceit,
and thy presence much desired. Thy well
come is always ready: make haste to enter
tain it.
And so bid my good husband farewell,
and commit him to the Lord.
Your loving and obedient wife,
MARGARET WINTHROP.