Scope and Content Note From the Collection: This collection consists of 25 documents related to Ipswich, Massachusetts. It includes letters, deeds, and a petition. Most of the documents were written to or from John Winthrop, Jr. You will see some letters dated with two different years. This is because the letters were dated using the Julian calendar, not the Gregorian calendar that we use today. During most of America's colonial period, March 25 was the first day of the new year. In 1750, for example, the year ended on 24...