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Francis Bernard

Sold for $140 at Alexander Historical Auctions LLC on Apr 2, 2025.

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FRANCIS BERNARD (1714 - 1779) Tory Governor of Massachusetts who resisted the State Assembly's attempts to ban British troops and vessels, which action led to his recall to England and the gift of a baronetcy. Partly-printed D.S., 1p. 8vo., Boston, Sep. 6, 1765, an order that Barton Green by paid four pounds, signed at bottom by Bernard. Chipped margins with old tape repairs thereat, just good.

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