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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02468.09 |
| From Archive Folder | 23 letters & docs relating to Colonial governors |
| Title | Petition of Joane Wooledge |
| Date | 17 March 1680 |
| Author | Carteret, Philip (fl. 1680) |
| Document Type | Legal document |
| Content Description | Also signed by Francis Williamson and one other person. Joane Wooledge petitions to be given her cousin, Robert Hoskins's estate, since he has no will or heir. Further, she asks that Captain Henry Greenland and James Boller be appointed her guardians. Signed as Governor of the Province of New Jersey. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Petition Estate Children and Family Women's History |
| People | Carteret, Philip (fl. 1680) Wooledge Joan (fl. 1680) |
| Theme | Law; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |