Papers, 1732-1828, bulk: 1732-1787.

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Papers, 1732-1828, bulk: 1732-1787.

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Papers of Capt. Thomas Saunders (also spelled Sanders) of the sloop Massachusetts during King George's War, in particular during the siege of Louisbourg (Cape Breton, N.S.) in 1745. Letters and orders to Sanders pertain to transports, requests for vessels, and the delivery of supplies and provisions. His correspondents include Mass. governors Jonathan Belcher, William Shirley, Spencer Phips, and Thomas Pownall; Sir William Pepperrell; and Sir Peter Warren. Other items include Saunders's will (1773), an account for the sale of a negro, a few items pertaining to the treaty with the Indians at St. George's River (1751), and a few items of Saunders's son, Thomas Sanders.

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Shirley, William, 1694-1771

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Phips, Spencer, 1685-1757

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Spencer Phips (1685-1757) was born "Spencer Bennett" in Rowley, Mass., but was adopted at an early age by his uncle Gov. William Phips (1651-1695). He was educated at Harvard (1703) and settled in Cambridge, Mass., where he served as state representative in 1721, then town councillor, 1721-1732; he became the state's Lieutenant Governor, 1732-1757. From the description of Diaries, 1731 and 1735. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207164357 ...

Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805

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Sanders, Thomas, 1729-1774.

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Saunders, Thomas, Capt.

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Warren, Peter, sir, 1703-1752

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British naval officer, finally vice-admiral. Owner of extensive landholdings in New York City and New York State. Married Susannah De Lancey; uncle of Sir William Johnson. From the description of Papers and deeds, 1639-1795. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58671377 Warren, British naval officer, most remembered for his capture of Fort Louisbourg, N.S., Canada in 1745. From the description of [Document, 1747?] / P. Warren. (Smith Colleg...

Massachusetts (Ship : 1836-1871)

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Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759

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Army officer and Colonial governor, of Kittery, Me. From the description of Letter, 1755 May 2. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70950078 From the description of Letter, 1737 June 22. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70944443 Pepperrell was a merchant, politician and soldier who served in the colonial governments in Massachusetts. Israel Williams was a soldier and commander of a Hampshire County regimen...

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...