WINTHROP, JOHN, President of the Confederation of New England Colonies . Autograph endorsement signed ("Jo:Winthrop Govr.") as Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, n.p., n.d. [1647]. 2 lines plus signature on verso of a document headed "Patience Wilsons Bill presented unto ye Honoured Court," for "an addition to ye prison house" and other articles. 1 page, 4to, 163 x 200mm. (6 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.), edges worn, clean separation at lower fold (not affecting text), slight soiling. SIGNED DURING WINTHROP'S FINAL TERM AS GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS. The itemized bill totals L24 for the construction of an addition to the colony's jail, "planking and clapboarding," and various commodities associated with the gaol's operation including "2 blanketts used for the prisoners." It is endorsed by Joseph Sills, Speaker of the House. In his endorsement on the verso, Governor Winthrop refers the matter to "The mag[istrate] Johnson & Speaker W[illiam] Best of the Committee in this case..." John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the leader of a group which left England in 1629 for the New World and landed at Salem. First elected Governor of Massachusettes-Bay in 1631, he served many subsequent terms, one being from 1646 to 1649, during which the present document was drawn up. As early as 1637 Winthrop had urged formal ties between the various colonies, each established under separate charters, and in 1645 he played a prominent role in organizing the New England Confederation (the United Colonies of New England), the first indigenous colonial authority, which established military and legislative ties among the scattered colonies. It was the first attempt at any federated governing body in North America, and Winthrop was elected its first President.
WINTHROP, JOHN, President of the Confederation of New England Colonies . Autograph endorsement signed ("Jo:Winthrop Govr.") as Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, n.p., n.d. [1647]. 2 lines plus signature on verso of a document headed "Patience Wilsons Bill presented unto ye Honoured Court," for "an addition to ye prison house" and other articles. 1 page, 4to, 163 x 200mm. (6 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.), edges worn, clean separation at lower fold (not affecting text), slight soiling. SIGNED DURING WINTHROP'S FINAL TERM AS GOVERNOR OF MASSACHUSETTS. The itemized bill totals L24 for the construction of an addition to the colony's jail, "planking and clapboarding," and various commodities associated with the gaol's operation including "2 blanketts used for the prisoners." It is endorsed by Joseph Sills, Speaker of the House. In his endorsement on the verso, Governor Winthrop refers the matter to "The mag[istrate] Johnson & Speaker W[illiam] Best of the Committee in this case..." John Winthrop (1588-1649) was the leader of a group which left England in 1629 for the New World and landed at Salem. First elected Governor of Massachusettes-Bay in 1631, he served many subsequent terms, one being from 1646 to 1649, during which the present document was drawn up. As early as 1637 Winthrop had urged formal ties between the various colonies, each established under separate charters, and in 1645 he played a prominent role in organizing the New England Confederation (the United Colonies of New England), the first indigenous colonial authority, which established military and legislative ties among the scattered colonies. It was the first attempt at any federated governing body in North America, and Winthrop was elected its first President.
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