Belcher, Jonathan (1682-1757) [Appointment of John North as Justice of the Peace in York County, Massachusetts]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02542.05 Author/Creator: Belcher, Jonathan (1682-1757) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 17 July 1733 Pagination: 2 p. ; 35.7 x 24.3 cm. Order a Copy
Handwritten document signed by Belcher as the Governor of Massachusetts. Also signed by J. Willard Story. With contemporary genealogical notes in the margins.
John North was the grandfather of Joseph and William North. Belcher served as governor of Massachusetts 1730-1741 and later governor of New Jersey 1747-1757.
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