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- GLC#
- GLC01450.522-View header record
- Type
- Documents
- Date
- September 6, 1775
- Author/Creator
- Massachusetts Bay Council
- Title
- [Authorization to administer the oath of service for Bristol County Massachusetts]
- Place Written
- Bristol, Massachusetts
- Pagination
- 2 p. : Height: 38 cm, Width: 31.5 cm
- Primary time period
- American Revolution, 1763-1783
- Sub-Era
- The War for Independence
Partially printed document signed Perez Morton as deputy secretary of the council. Signers from the Massachusetts Bay Council include: James Otis, B. Greenleaf, W. Spooner, Caleb Cushing, Joseph Garish, John Whitcomb, Jedediah Forster, Eliad Taylor, Michael Farley, Jabez Fisher, Moses Gill, B. White, B. Lincoln, and Dr. Samuel Holten. Authorizes James Williams, Benjamin Williams, Thomas Cobb, and Robert Liscolme to give the oath of office to civil officers (deputy sheriffs and coroners) appointed by the Massachusetts Council. Includes a paper seal on one side and an impression stamp.
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