BENNING WENTWORTH Autograph Signed Document
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New Hampshire Marriage Certificate Signed by Governor Benning Wentworth
BENNING WENTWORTH (1696-1770). Colonial Governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766.
December 1, 1760-Dated French and Indian War period, Manuscript Document Signed, “B. Wentworth” (Benning Wentworth), Governor of the Province of New Hampshire, Portsmouth, NH, Very Fine. This Manuscript Document Signed, 8” x 6.5”, authorizes an ordained minister of the Province of New Hampshire to join in Holy Matrimony Richard Elllis and Ann Shepard, with the names and date filled in. There’s a .5” stain in the lower center portion, not affecting the signature. Benning Wentworth (1696-1770) served as governor of the colonial Province of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766. He made his fortune selling land in what is now the state of Vermont to developers, in spite of jurisdictional claims for this region by the Colony of New York. He named the new townships after famous contemporaries in order to gain support for his enterprises (e.g. Rutland after John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland, Bennington he named after himself).
New Hampshire Marriage Certificate Signed by Governor Benning Wentworth
BENNING WENTWORTH (1696-1770). Colonial Governor of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766.
December 1, 1760-Dated French and Indian War period, Manuscript Document Signed, “B. Wentworth” (Benning Wentworth), Governor of the Province of New Hampshire, Portsmouth, NH, Very Fine. This Manuscript Document Signed, 8” x 6.5”, authorizes an ordained minister of the Province of New Hampshire to join in Holy Matrimony Richard Elllis and Ann Shepard, with the names and date filled in. There’s a .5” stain in the lower center portion, not affecting the signature. Benning Wentworth (1696-1770) served as governor of the colonial Province of New Hampshire from 1741 to 1766. He made his fortune selling land in what is now the state of Vermont to developers, in spite of jurisdictional claims for this region by the Colony of New York. He named the new townships after famous contemporaries in order to gain support for his enterprises (e.g. Rutland after John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland, Bennington he named after himself).
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BENNING WENTWORTH Autograph Signed Document
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