^Lot 178 Francis Bernard

Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Scarce endorsement signed “Fra. Bernard,” on the reverse of a 12.25 x 7.5 manuscript document bearing two lengthy columns of calculations of the account of Lincoln County, stating “In the House of Representatives, Febry. 17, 1766, Resolved that the above account…be allowed.” In very good condition, with intersecting folds, one passing through the signature, light toning with heavier areas along the top edge, and pieces of reparative tape to the folds on the reverse.