Sep 15, 2011 - Sale 2253

Sale 2253 - Lot 110

Price Realized: $ 1,680
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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(COLONIAL WARS--QUEEN ANNE'S WAR.) Winthrop, Fitz-John. Commission of Mathew Allyn as captain. Document Signed "JWinthrop" as governor of Connecticut, 8 x 13 inches; minor wear. Hartford, CT, 23 September 1706
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Captain Allyn of Windsor, CT was charged "to march up upon Connecticutt River to Coesset, for the surprizeing, destroying and repelling Her Majestie's enemies." Governor Winthrop was the grandson of founding Massachusetts governor John Winthrop and son of Connecticut governor John Winthrop.