early 18th century documents to include: 1720 deed to retain attorney from Samuel Mortimer of Holborn St. Andrew parish in Middlesex County, to procure the service of New England attorney William Brock of Boston, witnesses Edward Blew and James Brett, 12-1/4 x 8 in.; and 1733 Summons to Court of Common Pleas, Salem, Massachusetts, mentions Colonel Samuel Browne (d.1731) and his Last Will and Testament, ordering payment in the "sum of two hundred & sixty pounds lawful money of New England", witness John Appleton, signed by Court Clerk Mitchel Lewallen, 6 x 8-1/4 in.
Provenance: Private Collection
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stains, discoloration, folds, reinforced edge (1720), and modern backing (1733)
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