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Carteret, Philip, fl. 1680 [Petition of Joane Wooledge].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02468.09 Author/Creator: Carteret, Philip, fl. 1680 Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 17 March 1679 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy

Also signed by Francis Williamson and one other person. Joane Wooledge petitions to be given her cousin, Robert Hoskins's estate, since he has no will or heir. Further, she asks that Captain Henry Greenland and James Boller be appointed her guardians. Signed as Governor of the Province of New Jersey.

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