Lot 176
Pownall, Thomas. Horizontal fold repaired on verso, with minor area of paper loss at top margin, not affecting text. 1722-1805. English Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (1757-60) who urged vigorous measures toward driving the French from America.
Manuscript Document Signed as Governor. One page, Tall Folio, Massachusetts Bay, August 22, 1757. Curious document granting special powers to Major General John Broadstreet (1711-74), who participated in the attack on Ticonderoga (1758) and captured Fort Frontenac (1758). The document serves to:
"… authorize and impower you in the prosecution of your journey on His Majesty's Special Service… to impress a Horse or Horses … and do hereby Command all his Majesty's Justices of the Peace… and all others his Majesty's good Subjects… to be aiding and assisting to you…" .
Estimated Value $650-UP.
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