Papers, 1687-1780.

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Papers, 1687-1780.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259676

This collection consists of deeds, accounts, letters, legal memos and miscellaneous other papers pertaining to lands owned by Henry Quincy. Many of the papers document the purchase and conveyance of the land in the Salter family, and Quincy's subsequent transactions. There is a mortgage of land to Dr. John Sprague ( - ) of Boston for a period of forty years. In addition, there is a 1716 petition by the Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Province, Samuel Shute (1662-1742), to the King of England. It concerns the powers of the House of Representatives.

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Gadsden Public Library

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Gadsden Public Library

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Massachusetts. Governor (1716-1727 : Shute)

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George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727

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George I was the first Hanover king of England, claiming the throne through his mother, Sophia, great granddaughter of King James I. His succession was orchestrated to ensure a Protestant ruler. He became king upon the death of Queen Anne in 1714, and he ruled until 1727, a somewhat unpopular and rather unremarkable reign. From the description of King George I instructions to his councillors, 1723 May 30. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 52734412 ...

Quincy, Mary Salter.

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Quincy, Henry, 1726/27-1780.

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Henry Quincy (1726/27-1780) was a Boston, Mass., merchant. He owned land in the towns of Hubbardston, Oakham, Princeton, Rutland, and Upland, Mass. Much of this Worcester County property was acquired through his first wife, Mary Salter ( - ), daughter of the Boston shopkeeper, William Salter ( - ). From the description of Papers, 1687-1780. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259676 ...

Sprague, John L., 1930-

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Salter family.

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Quincy, Henry, 1726 or 7-1780.

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