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1761/03/10
Ward, Henry, 1732-1797
to Thomas Richardson
Relays order by the Rhode Island general assembly to pay Henry Paget fifteen pounds out of the general treasury. Signed as secretary and as a witness to the order.
GLC02503.22
1750-1884
American statesmen and public servants: 47 letters & docs [decimalized]
GLC02505
7 June 1750
Oliver, Andrew, fl. 1750
to Messrs. Williams & Hopkins s
Discusses the principles and moral character of Mr. Stiles, possibly Ezra Stiles, President of Yale College.
GLC02505.33
18 January 1760
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
[French and Indian War privateer's commission of Captain Samuel Partridge]
Countersigned by Thomas Clarke, Deputy Secretary. Pownall, Governor of Massachusetts Bay, authorizes Captain Samuel Partridge to "set forth in warlike manner the said Ship Race Horse under his own Command and ... seize & take the Ships, Vessels, and...
GLC02587
1624-1770
Colonial governors: 23 letters & docs [decimalized]
[decimalized 02468.01-02468.23]
1 black and white bust engraving of Jonathan Belcher, governor of Massachusetts (GLC02468.02).
1 black and white bust engraving of Richard Bellomont, governor of Massachusetts (GLC02468.04)
1 black and white bust...
GLC02468
26 April 1698
Andros, Edmund, 1637-1714
[Commission to Francis Weeks as sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia]
Illegible countersignature by Andros's Secretary. Endorsed by Andros as Governor General of Virginia.
1 black and white bust engraving of Andros.
GLC02468.01
23 September 1734
Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757
to Richard Waldron
A personal letter from the Royal Governor of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Has received his letter. Hopes to go to Derry. In spite of the bad road, plans to go to Haverhill on Friday and "shall order Gilman to meet me on the line with one good...
GLC02468.02
2 April 1660
Bellingham, Richard, fl. 1860
[Evidence taken against Mary Tuste for libel against jurors who had found her husband guilty in a trial in May 1659].
Deposition of John Winsley taken by Bellingham as Royal Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Plaintiffs are not named. Bellingham was Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony three times.
GLC02468.03
11 November 1699
Coote, Richard, fl. 1699
[Order for the discharge of soldier Samuel Smith so that he might care for his aged father].
Addressed to Captain Hill. At the time he was Royal Governor of Massachusetts and Earl of Bellomont. Signed Bellomont.
GLC02468.04
26 January 1674
Berkeley, William, fl. 1674
[Land grant to George Curtis].
Written in the Elizabethan secretarial hand. Signed as Royal Governor and Captain General of Virginia.
GLC02468.05
14 December 1685
Bradstreet, Simon, ?-1697
to the Constables of Boston
Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony Bradstreet orders empanelment of a coroner's jury to examine the death of Joseph Johnson.
GLC02468.07
12 January 1672
Carteret, George, fl. 1672
[Ledger sheet covering the period July through December 1671].
Also signed by Sir John Trevor, Master of the Rolls and Keeper of the Seals, and Henry James, the Duke of St. Albans. Handwritten notes in pencil draw attention to the signatures. Also signed by Anthony Halford and William Beversham. In 1664 Carteret...
GLC02468.08
17 March 1679
Carteret, Philip, fl. 1680
[Petition of Joane Wooledge].
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...
GLC02468.09
8 February 1683
Culpeper, Thomas, 1635-1689
[Land grant to Thomas Mitchell of 2,436 acres in New Kent County, Virginia]
Granted by Thomas Lord Culpeper, Baron of Thoresway. Signed as Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia. Gives detailed descriptions of the boundaries of the property based on geographic and territorial landmarks. Also signed by Clerk of the Council...
GLC02468.10
20 July 1691
Dongan, Thomas, 1634-1715
[Bill of sale for the brig Mary, formerly called the Port Royal, from Thomas Dongan to Samuel Shrimpton]
Witnessed by E. Shrimpton and Nathaniel Myles. Dongan was Royal Governor of the Colony of New York from 1683 to 1688.
GLC02468.11
1702/01/16
Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720
to Isaac Addinton
Dudley, the Royal Governor of Massachusetts, hopes that his subjects will treat the Indians with "all Exactness of friendship," so that any conflicts can be avoided in the near future. Wants to avoid any mischief occurring between the...
GLC02468.12
25 September 1750
Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Lord, 1692-1782
[Requesting a survey of some ungranted land in Augusta County].
Francis Watts of Prince William County having informed him that there are about 500 hundred acres of land adjoining the land of James Murrey, Fairfax authorizes John Murey to survey the land and report the results of the survey to him. Fairfax was...
GLC02468.14
1585-1763
Leisler, Jacob, fl. 1689-1700
[Legal document between Francina Staats and Jacob Leisler]
Fragment of a land inheritance document between Francina Staats and her brother Jacob Leisler. Contains Jacob Leisler's seal and signature. Francina Staats and Jacob Leisler (Jr.) were the children of Jacob Leisler, the colonial governor of New...
GLC02468.15
7 November 1655
Leverett, John, fl. 1655
[Trading within Fort Penobscott].
Massachusetts Colonial Agent Leverett discusses trading within Fort Penobscott. Leverett was Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1673 to 1679. One black and white bust engraving of John Leverett included.
GLC02468.16
7 June 1699
Nicholson, Francis, fl. 1699
[Appointment of Sir William Skipwith as sheriff of Middlesex County, Virginia].
Signed as Royal Governor General of the "Colony and Dominion of Virginia." Features paper seal of the Colony of Virginia. Note states that the appointment was admitted to record by Edwin [Mackerleur] on July 3, 1699.
GLC02468.17
8 March 1728
Oglethorpe, James, fl. 1728
[Receipt].
"Recd. of Mr. Woodward the sum of ten pounds ten shillings on account." From 1733 to 1743 Oglethorpe was Resident Trustee, Commander-in-Chief, of Georgia. With letter of provenance. 1 black and white bust engraving of Oglethorpe and 2 full length...
GLC02468.18
20 August 1739
Penn, Thomas, fl. 1739
[Land grant to Daniel M. Cary].
Grants to him 100 acres in the County of Newcastle. Signed as Proprietor of Pennsylvania. Thomas Penn shared that office from 1717 to 1746 with John Penn and Richard Penn. 1 black and white full length engraving of Thomas Penn.
GLC02468.19
15 June 1692
Phips, William, 1651-1695
[Commission of Penn Townsend as captain of a foot company in the Boston militia].
Countersigned by Secretary of the Province Isaac Addington. Townsend was a merchant in Boston who was active in the administration of the province. Signed as first Royal Governor of Massachusetts. 1 seated black and white engraving of Sir William...
GLC02468.20
1 December 1744
Shirley, William, 1694-1771
[The Province of Massachusetts Bay v. James Cattee, et al.].
Summons Lieutenant Governor of the Province of New Hampshire David Dunbar to appear "at the Court House in Boston upon Wednesday the Twelfth day of December instant at ten o'clock in the forenoon at a Court of Admiralty." James Cattee, Morgan...
GLC02468.21
16 November 1714
Spotswood, Alexander, 1676-1740
[An appointment to administer oaths of allegiance].
William Cocks, Nathaniel Harrison, Mann Page, and Robert Porteus are appointed to administer the oaths required by Parliament in "An Act for the Security of Her Majesty's Person Government and of the Succession to the Crown of Great Britain in the...
GLC02468.22
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