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ested himself in agriculture. Although 

 there is no account extant in regard to 

 the planting of orchards at this place, it 

 may be inferred from the following letters 

 from Bndicott to Winthrop, and to his 

 son John, that they were all thus occu- 

 pied. 



April 22, 1644 : " I humblie and hearti- 

 lie thanck you for your last letter of 

 newes & for the trees you sent me. . . . 

 I haue not sent you any trees, because I 

 heard not from you, but I haue trees for 

 you if you please to accept of them when- 

 soever you shall send. I thinck it is too 

 late to sett or remoue. I could wish you 

 to remoue in the latter end of the 

 yeare your trees, & I pray you send 

 mee what you want & I will supply what 

 I can." 



To John Winthrop, Jun., at "Ten Hills," 

 March 19, 1645 : " Let mee say truelie I 

 account not myselfe to be the lesse en- 

 gaged vnto you concerning what you 

 wrote, for any such small courtesie as a 

 few trees. What trees you want at 

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