LS, 1758 Sept. 26, Providence, to James De Lancey.

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LS, 1758 Sept. 26, Providence, to James De Lancey.

The governor of Rhode Island informs the governor of New York of the theft of some church plate from Porto Plata, Santo Domingo, on a New York vessel, and asks him to take the proper measures.

2 p. ; 32 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6788294

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785

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Stephen Hopkins (March 7, 1707 – July 13, 1785), a Founding Father of the United States, was a governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a chief justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court, and a signer of the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence. As a child, Hopkins was a voracious reader, becoming a serious student of the sciences, mathematics, and literature. He became a surveyor and astronomer and was involved in taking measurements during the...

De Lancey, James, 1703-1760

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Chief Justice and Lieut-Gov. of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William Kempe, Attorney General, 1758 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526072 James De Lancey (1703-1760) was the Lieutenant Governor of the English Province of New York from 1753 to 1760. From the guide to the James De Lancey speech, 1783, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...