Hutchinson, Thomas - [Colonial Manuscript Document] in the House of Rep[Resentatives] Nov. 3. 1748

[MA], 1748. [1] pp. Bifolium. 6 x 6 inches. A written certification requesting pay for Thomas Hutchinson, for his Service as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1747: "These may certifye that the Honorable Thomas Hutchinson, Esq. attended the Speaker of the House of Rep. in the year 1747, one hundred and fifty one days." His pay is noted as £18.17.6. Prominent loyalist Thomas Hutchinson (1711-1780), was a successful Boston-based businessman, who later served at high levels of the Massachusetts government, including Lieutenant Governor and Governor. He fell out of favor during the years leading up to the Revolutionary War, which ultimately lead to a ransacking of his mansion (1765) when he accepted the legality of the Stamp Act, a mob attack (1770), and ended with him being replaced as Governor and exiled back to England in 1774 where he acted as a consultant to the British on how to handle the Americans. Signed Roland Cotton (1701-1778) who was clerk of the House. Scarce. Very good, minute tearing along centerfold, with small repaired tear at top edge, minor browning and soiling.

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