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Barlow Trecothick, Lord Mayor of London DS

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Barlow Trecothick, Lord Mayor of London DS
<B>Barlow Trecothick, American Born Lord Mayor of London, Vellum Will, January 5, 1774,</B></I> three sheets, the largest being 28.5" x 25". Normal wear, else very good.<BR><BR>Barlow Trecothick (1720-1775) was a native of Boston, Massachusetts who succeeded in trade, becoming the head of the British East India Company. He moved to London serving first as an alderman of the City of London, a Member of Parliament, and in 1770, the Lord Mayor of London. The New Hampshire town of Trecothick (Ellsworth) was named for him. He bought the 16th Century Addington Palace. He built a new house - in Palladian style-designed by Robert Mylne. It was a country mansion with single-storey wings. Trecothick died before it was completed and his heir, James Ivers, who had to take the surname Trecothick in order to inherit, inherited Addington Palace. James continued the work on the house, having the substantial grounds and gardens landscaped by Lancelot "Capability" Brown. Due to financial difficulties James Trecothick had to sell the estate in 1802. The mansion was purchased for the Archbishops of Canterbury. It was now called 'Addington Farm' by the Archbishops. It was the residence for six Archbishops of Canterbury.<BR><BR>In 1768, it was suggested that Barlow Trecothick's political prominence in Britain amounted to representation for the American colonies in London. Benjamin Franklin dismissed the thought in a withering published letter: "I am, Sir, a native of <I>Boston</B></I>, in <I>New-England</B></I>, but I do not concern myself in your <I>London</B></I> election; nor do I believe that any of my countrymen think it of importance to them, whether you choose Alderman <I>T</B></I>. your representative, or reject him. And yet I hear great clamour, as if his nomination were to promote a <I>Boston</B></I> interest. He may be, for ought I know, a man of abilities, and a friend of ours: But, should he get into P ------ t, what is one man among five or six hundred? A drop in the bucket. He may be well acquainted with the interests of both countries, a moderate prudent man, and so a fit instrument to conciliate jarring interests, and restore harmony between us. But possibly you have men enough as well qualified in those respects, and better in others. Choose whom you please, only never hereafter tell us, as a reason for our submitting to your taxes, <I>that we are represented in your Parliament</B></I>..."<B></B></I><BR><BR>Trecothick remained loyal to the Crown and his American property was confiscated.<BR><BR><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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