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SHIRLEY, WILLIAM

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SHIRLEY, WILLIAM
(1693 - 1771) Colonial Governor of Massachusetts and Commander in Chief of British forces in North America in the French and Indian War. D.S. "W. Shirley" as a governor in the Bahamas on a marriage certificate form, 1p. folio, New-Providence Island, Nov. 7, 1766, in part: "...John Brown Esq. Chief Justice…may join in the holy state of Matrimony 'Samuel Prudden, Batchelor' of the one Part, and 'Elizabeth Piggott, Spinster'…according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England…". Signature a bit light with margin wear, overall very good.