THOMAS DAWES, MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER, SIGNED
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The Charter Granted by Their Majesties King William and Queen Mary to the Inhabitants of the Province of Massachusetts Bay in New England. Published 1759. Personal copy of Colonel Thomas Dawes. Personally owned and signed four times, with a near full page written about courts in his hand. Colonel Thomas Dawes (1731-1809) was an American Revolutionary War Patriot who served as a Massachusetts Militia Colonel; afterward assumed prominent positions in Massachusetts government. He was also an architect and builder who designed many of the most notable buildings in Boston, including the Old Street House and the Brattle Street Church. The cousin of William Dawes who rode to warn "The British Are Coming," along with Paul Revere On His "Midnight Ride". Bound in leather with decoration on front and back boards. 4to.
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Spine has leather loss with some wear throughout. Boards detaching. Some pages may have started to loosen. Marks on pages from Thomas Dawes. Chipping to leather and yellowing to pages. Wear throughout from shelving. h. 12.25", w. 7.75", d. 2"
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THOMAS DAWES, MASSACHUSETTS CHARTER, SIGNED
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