Far from being dour, joyless drudges, Puritans were an amazing group of people- warm, vibrant, intellectual, and committed to God. Here, I show some insights into Margaret and John Winthrop's marriage, gleaned from some of the many love letters they wrote to each other.

Here are some further resources:

A Model of Christian Charity, sermon by John Winthrop

Some old Puritan love-letters: John and Margaret Winthrop, 1618-1638; ed. by Joseph Hopkins Twichell

Margaret Winthrop at encyclopedia.com

Puritan wives: literate, capable, and invisible in history?

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