1704 July 7 . Elizabeth Frost DS to Thomas Lincoln; Boston, [Massachusetts]
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Grants power of attorney to Lincoln. Signed by Samuel Sewall, Jr., and Jane Green.
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1735 February 17 . Henry Willis DS; Orange County, [Virginia]
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Fine levied on David Bruce "for not frequenting his parish Church," payable in current money or tobacco.
1744 September . Cha[rles] Norris ALS to Lawrence Williams; Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania].
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Asks for goods to be shipped to him for personal use. Requests plain items of good quality, including parlor chairs, arm chairs, chamber chairs, a day clock, tongs and shovel, India tea table, sconces, a painted floor cloth, fabric for a bed, a chamber Turkey carpet, and an India cabinet.
1749 July 8 . Naomi Omaush DS; Gayhead, [Massachusetts].
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Will of a Christian Native American in Algonquian [has translation] "I Naomi Ommaush of Gayhead know that very soon I go the way of all the earth, whence I shall not be able to return again." She bequeaths property to her kin, a minister, and his wife. Includes marks by witnesses.
1762 August 21 . James Paine and Daniel Harris DS; Granville County, South Carolina.
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Legal document in which an unmarried woman is brought before the Justices of the Peace and names the father of her child.
1768 September 24 . G. Caldwell DS; West Simsbury, Massachusetts.
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Tools and equipment included in purchase of New Sterling Forge.
1770 April 21 . John Madocks ADS; Lincoln's Inn.
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Legal opinion on estate of James Crockatt, a surgeon, and whether slaves are personal or real property as it pertains to colonial South Carolinian law. Outlines complications over who should assume ownership of the slaves.
1771 May 30 . Thomas Hutchinson DS to Massachusetts General Court; [Boston], Massachusetts.
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The king was pleased by a report he sent concerning the disposition of the people of Massachusetts. Experiencing trouble concerning westward settlements made without titles. Parliament desires to maintain possession of the colony for the King's timber. Notes reasons and possible solutions for the pitiful state of the militia
[1774 copied from originals dating 1698-1774]. COLECCION general de las Rs.. Ceds. y Ords. que hacen el Govierno de los asuntos Fiscales formada pr. el Sr. Dr. Dn. Joses Anto. de Areche del Consejo de S.M. y su Fiscal en la Rl. Auda. de Mexico. Año de 1774. Tomo XIII. Spine Title: REALES CEDU. Y ORDENES TOM.XIII.
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Volume 11
The majority of the documents copied in this volume date from 1702 to 1703 and pertain to the state of trade within New Spain and the Spanish Empire. Some respect trade between Mexico and the Philippines, and trade with China. Other letters pertain to the royal audiences in Guadalajara, Guatemala, and the Philippines, as well as presidios in Florida and Puerto Rico.
1804 September 21 .William Hodgson & Co. ALS to Noah Scovell; Sheffield, [England].
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Intent to inquire about twine. Request for Scovell to procure cheeses in Liverpool. Respects from Mr. Hodgson and regret that Scovell could not visit Sheffield.