Petition, 1672-1685.

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Petition, 1672-1685.

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Petition to Massachusetts General Court made by Hawley relating to the children of David Wilson.

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Historic Northampton Museum & Education Center

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Massachusetts. General Court

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The Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay, chartered by the English Crown in 1629, sat as a General Court, which after the 1630 emigration to America became the government of the Massachusetts Bay colony. It consisted of colony freemen (company stockholders); and the governor, deputy governor, and assistants (magistrates) chosen by them. The latter group met separately as a Court of Assistants, but in 1634 its legislative powers were ceded to the General Court as a whole (Ma...

Hawley, Joseph, Jr.

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Resident of Northampton, Mass. From the description of Petition, 1672-1685. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70975546 ...

Rawson, Edward, 1615-1693

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Rawson was the first Secretary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony (1650-1686). He was born in Dorset, England; he married Rachel Perne before coming to America. He settled in Newbury in 1637 and held various public offices in the town and the Colony. From the description of [Letter, 1673 Dec. 17, Boston, New England [to] Right Honourable / Edward Rawson. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 352920254 Secretary of the Massachusetts General Court. From the descriptio...

Wilson, David, of Northampton, Mass.

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