[Letter] 1731 Aug. 31, Boston, [Mass., to] Mr. Fairfax / J. Belcher.

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[Letter] 1731 Aug. 31, Boston, [Mass., to] Mr. Fairfax / J. Belcher.

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A letter to a Mr. Fairfax, discussing the collection of customs in New Hampshire (then part of Massachusetts).

[2] p. ; 30 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Fairfax, Mr.,

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Belcher, Jonathan, 1682-1757

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Jonathan Belcher was born on January 8, in 1681 or 1682, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Andrew and Sarah Belcher. In 1746, upon hearing about Governor of New Jersey Lewis Morris's poor health, Belcher actively pursued the opportunity for another royal appointment. Although the Morris Family nominated the former governor's son, Robert Hunter Morris, the alliance of Quakers in New Jersey and London cultivated by Belcher and his brother-in-law, Richard Partridge, managed to obtain the appo...