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THBWILLIAM SHIRLEY + THOMAS HUTCHINSON Scarce 1747 pay order
Lot 111
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1747 Treasury Order Signed by Two Massachusetts Governors William Shirley & Thomas Hutchinson for His Majesty's Revenues of this Province
WILLIAM SHIRLEY (1694-1771). Governor of The Bahamas and Colonial Governor of Massachusetts from 1741-1759.
THOMAS HUTCHINSON (1711-1780). Royal Governor of American Colonial Massachusetts who was a staunch defender of English Colonial policy, Jurist and Historian.
February 26, 1747-Dated Manuscript Document Signed, "T. Hutchinson" and "W. Shirley", 1 page, measuring 5.75" x 7.5.", Very Fine. On this Treasury Fiscal Payment Order issued from the House of Representatives, for funding of Massachusetts Bay, Very Fine. The text reads, in full: "Ordered that the Sum of One Hundred and Sixty pounds be granted & allowed to be paid out of the Publick Treasury to William Foye Esq're, Treasurer & Receiver General of His Majesty's Revenues of this Province for one Year, ending the second day of January last." Signed at the conclusion by William Shirley as Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and Countersigned by Thomas Hutchinson as Speaker of the General Court. In very nice condition written in brown ink on clean laid period paper. Both Signatures located at bottom right, large and easily readable Signed, "T. Hutchinson" and "W. Shirley". Rare having Two important Royal Governors signatures on one important official fiscal document.
William Shirley (1694-1771) was the British governor of Massachusetts from 1741 to 1759. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Godman Shirley, and was born on December 2, 1694 at Preston Manor in Sussex, England. He was educated at Cambridge then studied law in London before moving to Boston in 1731.
His early government jobs included that of surveyor and King's Advocate for New England. He was appointed the royal Governor in 1741. Following his failure in a military expedition against Fort Niagara, he was recalled to England in June of 1756.
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Thomas Hutchinson (born Sept. 9, 1711, Boston, Mass. & died June 3, 1780, London, England.) American colonial administrator. The son of a wealthy Boston merchant, he entered Harvard at the age of 12, graduating 3 years later. He pursued business ventures before serving in local and Provincial legislatures (1737 - 49) and as a Delegate to the Albany Congress.
He served as Lieutenant Governor (1758 - 71) and as Chief Justice of the state Superior Court (1760 - 69). As Governor (1771 - 74), he strictly enforced British rule. After he was accused of initiating the hated Stamp Act, a mob attacked his home, and he barely escaped with his life. His insistence that a shipment of Tea be landed in Boston, which led to the Boston Tea Party. He was replaced as Governor by British General Thomas Gage.
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