Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720 to Reverend and Dear Sir
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00461.01 Author/Creator: Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720 Place Written: Roxbury, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 23, 1705 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 22 x 18 cm. Order a Copy
Includes his testimony to the Superior Court of an altercation he has had with two carters, John Winchester, Jr. and Thomas Trowbridge. He claims they attacked him when he ordered them to make way for his carriage and he wishes to press charges. Signed as Governor of Massachusetts.
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