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William Stoughton Contributed by Burns
Royal Lieutenant Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Chief Magiustrate of the Court of Oyer & Terminer and Superior Court of Judicature
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ME02 William Stoughton's Signature

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6 Manuscripts With This Hand:
ID Title Hand Amount Editor
No. 232Warrant for Jurors for the Court of Oyer and TerminerS*  Peikola
No. 264Oaths of Thomas Newton as Attorney General and Stephen Sewall as Clerk of the Court of Oyer and Terminer2* ###Grund
No. 313Warrant for the Execution of Bridget BishopS*  Burns
No. 418Warrant for the Execution of Sarah Good, Rebecca Nurse, Susannah Martin, Elizabeth How & Sarah WildsS*  Grund
No. 532Warrant for Jurors for the Court of Oyer and TerminerS*  Grund
No. 853Order for the Release of Mary WatkinsS*  Peikola
(?) in the ID column indicates some uncertainty that this actually is this scribe.
* in the Hand column indicates signature on manuscript



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