Edward Randolph letter to William Blathwayt, 1688 March 29

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Boston: March: the 29th: 1688

Sr:

I send to you by this opportunity a small Box of Seedes
of the Plane Tree : which reares a fine flowre and
giues a pleasant Shade in the Summer: hauing leaues
bigger then any vine : they will grow in your Parke
I neuer heard of them in England nor known here
till of Late : if you please to oblige me in giuing
some to Mr Parry to trye in his ground I will send
you a larger quantity when I heare they take
in your Grounds :

I write to you by Captain Ware who brings ouer my
Lady Andros nee Craven: by whom you may
expect an account of what has passd with vs.
my Seruice to Mr Povey & humble thankes to you
for all favors: I am

Sr
your most obliged Seruant
Edward Randolph

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To the Honorable
Mr Blathwayt

29 March 1688
From Mr. Randolph
with Trees

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Ink on paper

Citation

Randolph, Edward, 1632-1703, “Edward Randolph letter to William Blathwayt, 1688 March 29,” William Blathwayt papers at the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, accessed May 17, 2024, https://cwfblathwayt.omeka.net/items/show/53.