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Field name | Value |
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Collection Reference Number | GLC02542.31 |
From Archive Folder | Collection of correspondence of the North Family |
Title | Appointment of John North as a Justice of the Peace in Lincoln County, Massachusetts |
Date | 31 October 1760 |
Author | Bernard, Francis, Sir (1712-1779) |
Additional authors | Oliver, Andrew (1706-1774) |
Document Type | Government document; Legal document |
Content Description | Partially printed document signed by Bernard as Massachusetts governor and Andrew Oliver as secretary. A manuscript note on the verso, dated 13 November 1760 and signed by Jacob Wendell and James Bowdoin as members of the governor's council, affirms that North took the oath of office. Includes paper seal. |
Subjects | Government and Civics Judiciary American Statesmen Oath |
People | Bernard, Francis, Sir (1712-1779) Oliver, Andrew (1706-1774) Bowdoin, James (1726-1790) Wendell, Jacob (fl. 1760) |
Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
Theme | Government & Politics; Law |
Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |