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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 29., The Cradock house, past and future. (search)
ey and Saltonstall, by which the latter agreed to transport themselves and families to Massachusetts, provided the charter went with them. By this arrangement Cradock lost his position as governor, but his interest as an investor remained the same. So in June, Winthrop landed in Salem with ten vessels, the Arbella as flagship, but they found Salem unsuitable and pressed on to Charlestown. But there were settlers already there. Our Puritans were exclusive. They went to Boston and found Blackstone,— one man occupying apparently the whole city. Then they scattered and explored. Winthrop sailed up the Mystic six miles and apparently liked it. So he writes later to his wife, My dear wife, we are here in a paradise. This letter, by the way, was dated the twenty-ninth of November. Winthrop was probably an optimist. He says at another time, Here is as good land as I have seen there, though none so bad as there. Here can be no want of anything to those who bring means to raise out of