Letter : to Francis Nicholson, [17--]

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Letter : to Francis Nicholson, [17--]

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Letter, undated, from committee of eight members of the Church of England in Boston, John Barnes, Thomas Greaves, Anthony Blount, John Gibbins, George Cradock, Thomas Selbey and two others, appealing to Nicholson to help support the founding and building of Christ Church.

1 leaf ; 31 cm.

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Christ Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Gibbins, John D.

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Selbey, Thomas,

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Blount, Anthony,

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Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728

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Francis Nicholson was a member of the Council for the Dominion of New England and in 1688 was commissioned lieutenant governor of the Dominion. Served as lieutenant governor of New York (1688), lieutenant governor of Virginia (1690-1692), governor of Maryland (1694-1698), governor of Virginia (1698-1705) governor of Nova Scotia (1713-1717), and governor of South Carolina (1721-1725. He was a fellow of the Royal Society. From the guide to the Papers, Addition One, 1695-1765., (John D....

Cradock, George,

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Barnes, John, fl. 1722,

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This letter was sent to Nicholson, governor of South Carolina 1721-1725, in 1722. The first stone was laid for Christ Church on 15 Apr. 1723. From the description of Letter : to Francis Nicholson, [17--] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612867443 ...

Greaves, Thomas,

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