William Pitkin, Esq. governor and commander in chief of His Majesty's colony of Connecticut, in New-England. To [blank] Esqrs; Greeting. Know ye, that by virtue of authority derived from His late Majesty Charles the Second, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, by his letters patents bearing date the three and twentieth day of April, in the fourteenth year of his reign; and by and with the advice and consent of the Council and Representatives of this colony in General Court assembled, I have assigned you, and every of you, jointly and severally to keep the peace within the County of [blank] ... And I have assigned you [blank] to assist the judge of the County Court for the county aforeseaid, ... Given under my hand in [blank] this [blank] day of [blank] in the [blank] year of the reign of our sovereign lord George the Third by the grace of God King of Great-Britain, France, Ireland, &c. Annoque Domini, one thousand seven hundred and sixty [blank] By His Honor's command, [blank] secr'y.
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| Corporate author / creator: | Connecticut. Governor (1766-1769 : Pitkin) |
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| Imprint: | [Connecticut : s.n., not after 1767] |
| Description: | 1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 39 x 31 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| Local Note: | Library Company copy from the Michael Zinman Collection of Early American Imprints. Library Company copy completed in MS. to commission 37 justices of the peace for Litchfield County, four of them to assist the judge of the county court; dated May 25, 1767 and signed by William Pitkin, and George Wyllys, secretary; wax seal of the colony in left margin; with a MS. docket title; miscellaneous MS. notes and figures on verso. NEH-Readex: not in Readex; not at AAS. |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10358518 |