September 5-7, 2023 Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/6/2023
Lot consists of 3 documents signed by Joseph Dudley (1647-1720) Governor of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire, 1702-1715, along with a fourth document dated 1764 signed by a Joseph Dudley Esqr., relationship unknown. (A) 1712 DS, Province of New Hampshire, authorizing payment for the Governor's expenses, including oats for his horses, wines, and pipes, etc. CONDITION: Very good. (B) DS January 1679, Portsmouth, attesting to the oaths of 2 men in a land transaction. CONDITION: Very good. (C) Appointment by Queen Anne of Francis Wainwright (1664-1711) to be Justice of the Peace in Essex County, Massachussets, with her seal affixed at upper left, reverse with bold signature "Dudley" at lower right as governor, dated July 9, 1703. CONDITION: Excellent. Very displayable. (D) Document regarding partial payments on account of a Mr. Goldthwaite, docketed on reverse Jos. Dudley Esqr. dated 1764. Relationship unknown. The Governor's signatures come with JSA letters of authenticity. Dudley had served as President of the Council of New England and later under Governor Andros in a contentious period of Massachusetts history. He was involved in political conflicts, the conflicts with native Americans, and in Queen Anne's War was involved in the campaigns against Port Royal and Quebec.