DS, 1749 Aug. 12.

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DS, 1749 Aug. 12.

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Partly printed document signed by Gov. William Shirley appointing Charles Brigham, Justice of the Peace of Worcester. Countersigned by J. Willard with witness signatures on verso of leaf. Affixed with seal of the colony of Massachusetts Bay.

1 item (1 p. in folder) ; 38 x 49 cm.

Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square

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Shirley, William, 1694-1771

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Shirley was governor of Massachusetts from 1741 to 1757. From the description of Letter, 1745 June 1, Boston [Mass.], to Jacob Wendell, Boston [Mass.]. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50844670 Colonial Governor of Massachusetts. Shirley was active in colonial politics, served in the French and Indian War, and succeeded Braddock as commander of all British Forces in North America upon Braddock's death. Shirley attended a council of war in New ...

Brigham, Charles.

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Massachusetts. Governor (1741-1757 : Shirley)

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Soldier and Loyalist Richard Saltonstall (1732-1785) was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts on March 5, 1732, to Richard Saltonstall (1703-1756) and Abigail (Waldron) Saltonstall. He attended Harvard College, receiving an A.B. in 1751 and an A.M. in 1754. He received his first commission into the Army of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1754 and served for almost a decade, commanding a regiment in the French and Indian War (1754-1763). Saltonstall was also appointed a justice of the peace in 1...