Three folders (62 items) of mostly official signed documents from Burnet's tenure as governor of New York and New Jersey, including land grants, warrants for letters patent, memorials, leases, receipts, bills, and lists of accounts. James Alexander is a frequent co-signer and correspondent, and the collection also includes several bonds from Alexander to Burnet for fairly large sums of money. A few later documents discuss the disposition of Burnet's estate.
NYHS Identifier
Mss Collection - AHMC - Burnet: William (1688-1729)
Three folders (62 items) of mostly official signed documents from Burnet's tenure as governor of New York and New Jersey, including land grants, warrants for letters patent, memorials, leases, receipts, bills, and lists of accounts. James Alexander is a frequent co-signer and correspondent, and the collection also includes several bonds from Alexander to Burnet for fairly large sums of money. A few later documents discuss the disposition of Burnet's estate.
Note
William Burnet served as governor of the colonies of New York and New Jersey from 1720 to 1728, and as governor of the colony of Massachusetts from 1728 to 1729.
PID
islandora:153696
NYHS Identifier
Mss Collection - AHMC - Burnet: William (1688-1729)