1766 Gov. SIR FRANCIS BERNARD Aids Fire Sufferers
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Governor Francis Bernard OK's Expenses for Fire Sufferers
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD (1712-1779). British Colonial Administrator who served as Governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts-Bay.
February 20, 1766-Dated Partly-Printed Document Signed "Fra Bernard" as Governor, 1 page, measuring 8" x 6.5", on crisp fine laid period paper, Massachusetts-Bay, Choice Very Fine. In this intriguing original Document, Governor Francis Bernard Signs an order to pay Samuel Jordan, Solomon Lombard and Captain Reuben Fogg to distribute 100 pounds to the sufferers of the late fire of Scarborough, Maine. Signed by Bernard at lower right and cosigned at lower left by John Cotton as Deputy Secretary. Normal folds, with one small edge split at upper right and a small bit of paper loss at top center. This Document is equally valuable for its wonderful content and clear signature. The fire in Scarborough, Maine must have been destructive to warrant expenditures of 100 Pounds.
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet (baptized 12 July 1712"16 June 1779) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the provinces of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay. His uncompromising policies and harsh tactics in Massachusetts angered the colonists and were instrumental in the building of broad-based opposition within the province to the rule of Parliament in the events leading to the American Revolution.
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Governor Francis Bernard OK's Expenses for Fire Sufferers
SIR FRANCIS BERNARD (1712-1779). British Colonial Administrator who served as Governor of New Jersey and Massachusetts-Bay.
February 20, 1766-Dated Partly-Printed Document Signed "Fra Bernard" as Governor, 1 page, measuring 8" x 6.5", on crisp fine laid period paper, Massachusetts-Bay, Choice Very Fine. In this intriguing original Document, Governor Francis Bernard Signs an order to pay Samuel Jordan, Solomon Lombard and Captain Reuben Fogg to distribute 100 pounds to the sufferers of the late fire of Scarborough, Maine. Signed by Bernard at lower right and cosigned at lower left by John Cotton as Deputy Secretary. Normal folds, with one small edge split at upper right and a small bit of paper loss at top center. This Document is equally valuable for its wonderful content and clear signature. The fire in Scarborough, Maine must have been destructive to warrant expenditures of 100 Pounds.
Sir Francis Bernard, 1st Baronet (baptized 12 July 1712"16 June 1779) was a British colonial administrator who served as governor of the provinces of New Jersey and Massachusetts Bay. His uncompromising policies and harsh tactics in Massachusetts angered the colonists and were instrumental in the building of broad-based opposition within the province to the rule of Parliament in the events leading to the American Revolution.
Our Auction Contents:
Black History & Slavery: (Lots 1 - 63)
Abraham Lincoln Related: (Lots 64 - 74)
Historic Autographs: (Lots 75 - 235)
Colonial America: (Lots 236 - 261)
Revolutionary War: (Lots 262 - 304)
George Washington Related: (Lots 305 - 306)
Early American Guns & Weapons: (Lots 307 - 318)
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1766 Gov. SIR FRANCIS BERNARD Aids Fire Sufferers
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