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Lot 69: Viscount Cornbury Signed Document

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Lot   69: Viscount Cornbury Signed Document
<b>Autographs</b><hr><b>VISCOUNT CORNBURY, Royal governor of New York and New Jersey.</b>
Document Signed, as Governor of New York, 1 page, 6 1/2' by 2 3/4', New York, September 28, 1708. Worn and darkened with age, the signature is still bold and clear; in Fine condition overall. 'The within written Inventory was Exhibited on Oath for a new Inventory of the Estate of William Britten by Mary Britten his widow.' Viscount Cornbury was corrupt, extravagant, and with a penchant for appearing in public dressed in womenÕs clothing--he was most unpopular.