Papers, 1665-1881.

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Papers, 1665-1881.

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A small collection of commissions on parchment signed by Mass. colonial governors Joseph Dudley and William Stoughton, and including a few commissions to Stoughton as a Judge of Probate (1692) and Justice of the Superior Court (1699). Also, materials related to the Clark family of which Stoughton was a descendant, including letters from Catherine Byles to Emily Clark Merriam, and letters and genealogical materials gathered by John Clark Merriam.

1 narrow box and 1 oversize folder.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7268811

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Merriam, Emily Clark.

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Byles, Catherine, 1753-1837.

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Clark family.

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Stoughton, William, 1631-1701.

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Stoughton, A.B. Harvard (1650), a colonial magistrate, served as deputy from the Massachusetts Colony to England (1677-1679), lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1692-1701), and acting governor of Massachusetts (1694-1699, 1700-1701). He was chief justice of the Superior Court of Oyer and Terminer, which tried the Salem witchcraft cases of 1692. From the description of Bond to Clement Maxfield, 30 March 1664. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 235153018 ...

Merriam, John Clark, b. 1829.

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Dudley, Joseph, 1647-1720

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Col. Gov. of Mass. From the description of Order signed : Boston, addressed to Capt. William Pickering of the Province Galley, 1712 Apr. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742417 From the description of Order signed : Boston, addressed to Capt. Timothy Clark, 1703 Jun. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270742411 Colonial Governor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Roxbury, Mass., to Major Leonard, Judge of the Interior Court of Bristol...