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WILLIAM BURNET, Twice Signed Document - 1723

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1723 Document Twice Signed by William Burnet Governor of New York, New Jersey, Mass. & New Hampshire

WILLIAM BURNET (1688-1729), English Royal Governor in Colonial America of New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire from 1720 to 1728.
Manuscript Document Signed (twice), as Governor of New York, 1 page, 8" by 12", New York, March 19, 1723, Very Fine. Some minor staining does not detract from the nice overall condition of this bold document. Here, John Nicholls and Joseph Smith, being "the greatest creditors" of a resident of Jamaica, Queens, who died intestate, petition Burnet to claim what is owed them; then they take the Oath of Administration. Burnet has signed off on both the granting of their petition, and their certification as official administrators.

William Burnet, as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720–28), he advocated extending the trade with Native Americans, thereby seeking to bind the Iroquois to the British and keep them from French influence, a move that was to be of significance in the French and Indian Wars. He had the first English fort on the Great Lakes built at Oswego. His efforts to regulate trade were opposed by Albany merchants who made great profit in selling English goods to French traders. Burnet was embroiled in arguments with the assembly over policies and finance. After he dissolved the assembly in 1727, he was transferred to govern Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

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