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Document Name: George Berstow recognizance

Author: John Cary
Date: July 8, 1707
Place: Bristol, Massachusetts
Endorsement(s): None

Abstract: The second of two copies (see also MSN/COL 2717-15) of a Bristol County Court of General Sessions memorandum, written and signed by John Cary, clerk, recording a bond of recognizance entered by George Berstow, of Rehoboth, with Abiah Carpenter as surety, in the amount of £10, licensing Berstow to sell alcohol for one year on condition that it be consumed "out of Doors." The first copy bears docketing on the reverse: "George Berstow out of Doors 1707." This second copy further stipulates that Berstow pay a fee of 10s to James Taylor, treasurer for the Province of Massachusetts Bay, "as a Consideration for his draught;" with docketing on the reverse, "George Berstow for his Draught 1707."

Physical Description: Ink on paper; 1 page (22 x 16 cm.) on 1 sheet. Docketing on verso.

Number: MSN/COL 2717-16

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