Bernard, Francis, 1712-1779 [Appointment of John North as a Justice of the Peace in Lincoln County, Massachusetts]

GLC02542.31

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GLC#
GLC02542.31-View header record
Type
Documents
Date
October 31, 1760
Author/Creator
Bernard, Francis, 1712-1779
Title
[Appointment of John North as a Justice of the Peace in Lincoln County, Massachusetts]
Place Written
Boston, Massachusetts
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 38.3 cm, Width: 25.5 cm
Primary time period
Colonization and Settlement, 1585-1763
Sub-Era
The Thirteen Colonies

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. Features paper seal.

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