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Auction: 16043 - Autographs, Historical Documents, Ephemera and Postal History
Lot: 151

Documents
Jamaica
Sir Henry Moore, Governor
1760 (13 October) confirmation of Thomas Hay as Secretary and Notary Publik of Jamaica. Signed at foot "H.Moore". Horizontal creases and some age soiling. Photo

Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet (1713 – 1769) was born in Jamaica to a prominent plantation family, and was educated toward the law. Moore was active in Jamaica's colonial affairs, and by 1756 he had risen to the rank of Governor.

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