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Bellingham, Richard (fl. 1860) [Evidence taken against Mary Tuste for libel against jurors who had found her husband guilty in a trial in May 1659].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02468.03 Author/Creator: Bellingham, Richard (fl. 1860) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph document signed Date: 2 April 1660 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

Deposition of John Winsley taken by Bellingham as Royal Deputy Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Plaintiffs are not named. Bellingham was Royal Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony three times.

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