Bernard, Francis (1712-1779) [Warrant ordering John Winslow to pay a debt for an anchor and stock for the boat at Rainsfords Island].
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02468.06 Author/Creator: Bernard, Francis (1712-1779) Place Written: s.l. Type: Document signed Date: 19 December 1765 Pagination: 1 p. + docket Order a Copy
Also signed by Secretary of the Province of Massachusetts Bay John Cotton. John Winslow signs on verso. Sir Francis Bernard was Royal Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay from 1760 to 1769.
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