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Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 [Clipped signature of Royal Governor Pownall]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.327 Author/Creator: Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805 Place Written: s.l. Type: Signature Date: 6 January 1758 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 6.1 cm, Width: 14.7 cm Order a Copy

Possibly created in Boston. States "In Council Jan. 4 1758 Read & Conceiv'd Thos. Clarke... Consenteet to Pownall." On verso, contains a partial petition from the town of Boxford, Massachusetts, to the Governor of Massachusetts.

Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
Clarke, Thomas, fl. 1758-1760

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