George the Third, by the grace of God, of Great-Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c., to all whom these presents shall come, greeting
Subtitle: Know ye, that we have assigned and constituted, and do by these presents assign, constitute and appoint our trusty and well-beloved Benjamin White Esq. to be one of our justices to keep our peace in the County of Suffolk, within our Province of the Massachusetts-Bay
Publisher: John Wingate Thornton
Published: 1862
Place of publication: Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Subjects: Justices of the peace
Work titles: Know ye, that we have assigned and constituted, and do by these presents assign, constitute and appoint our trusty and well-beloved blank to be one of our justices to keep our peace
Notes: Attested: Witness the major part of the Comm. of the said Province, at Watertown, the sixth day of Septemr., in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred & seventy-five. [signed and sealed] James Otis [and 14 others].

The salutation, date of attestation, and seal of the original were defaced; with a certificate of the legality of these alterations signed by John Avery, as Deputy Secretary to the Council.

Annotated: Mr. Dawson's lithograph above is true to the original in my possession. J. Wingate Thornton. Boston, Feby. 1862.