JEREMIAH ALLEN (1673-1741)
was treasurer and receiver for his majesty’s
government and the son of Rev. James Allen, a dejected minister, who delivered
the who delivered the artillery election sermons in 1664. Jeremiah was elected treasurer of the
province on June 14, 1714. The document offered
below was signed by him in 1717.
JOHN PYNCHON, the subject of the document, was Clerk for the County of
Hampshire, MA. He was likely the son of the
influential John Pynchon and the grandson of William Pynchon (1590-1692). William was a fur trader, founder of
Springfield, MA, a colonial treasurer and an original patentee of Massachusetts
Bay Colony. John, the son of William, took over for
his father after he returned to England, and expanded the family’s lucrative
fur trading business. He employed much of Springfield population. During King Philip’s War, Pynchon assumed
control of the Valley’s militia and rose to the rank of Colonel. At his funeral, he was lauded as an exemplary
leader of civil and military affairs and today is recognized as a Colonial
elite.
The John Pynchon in our receipt,
Boston, dated June 7, 1717, again, likely the son of the elder John and grandson
of William, has paid excise tax for Hampshire County, in the amount of fourteen
pounds, eighteen shillings and six pence “with thirty-four shillings allowed
for collecting in full for two years…beginning June 1714 ending June 1715” and
signed by Allen.
Toning, light expected foxing and
folds, but a beautiful, Massachusetts Bay document, signed by his majesty’s treasurer,
and referencing a person from one of the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s most
important Colonial families.
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