Commission to Sir Edmund Andros, 1686.

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Commission to Sir Edmund Andros, 1686.

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After the revocation of the 1629 Massachusetts Bay charter ((M-Ar)23X) by Charles II in 1684, his action was reaffirmed by the exemplification of judgment issued by his successor James II in 1685 ((M-Ar)24X). In addition a commission from the king, arriving in Massachusetts in May 1686, designated Joseph Dudley as president of a provisional council governing Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, Maine, Narragansett, and Plymouth. A succeeding commission (this series), dated 1686, named Sir Edmund Andros governor of this Dominion of New England; he arrived in December and soon extended control to Connecticut and Rhode Island as well. In 1688, a new commission added New York and the Jerseys to the dominion.

3 leaves : parchment (1 folder ; 71 x 99 cm.)

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