[Letter] 1694/5 Jan. 23, Haverhil [to] Sir [William Stoughton] / Nath'll: Saltonstall.

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[Letter] 1694/5 Jan. 23, Haverhil [to] Sir [William Stoughton] / Nath'll: Saltonstall.

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Saltonstall's letter to William Stoughton, then acting governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, together with Stoughton's answer at the bottom of the letter, dated Jan. 31, 1694/5, Boston. The letters concern military matters and the cost of the standing militia.

[3] p. ; 31 cm.

Smith College, Neilson Library

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Smith College, Neilson Library

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Saltonstall, Nathaniel, ca. 1639-1707.

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Nathaniel Saltonstall was a leading citizen of Haverhill where he was town clerk from 1668-1700. Though he was a member of the court during the Salem Witch Trials, he apparently resigned before the actual trials began. William Stoughton was also a member of the court and sat as both prosecutor and judge at the Trials. He was acting governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from Dec. 1674-May 1699 and Jul. 1700-Jul. 1701. From the description of [Letter] 1694/5 Jan. 23, Haverhil [...

Stoughton, William, 1632-1701

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Epithet: Governor of New England British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x0000cc ...