Colonial Massachusetts Governor William Shirley Mentions King Georges War And Boston Loyalist Merchant Ezekiel Goldthwait

WILLIAM SHIRLEY (1694-1771). Shirley was the British Colonial Governor of Massachusetts, as well as a British Army officer who was involved in the French and Indian Wars.DS. 1pg. June 10, 1749. Boston, New England. A payment request document signed W Shirley as Colonial Governor of Massachusetts. Writing to future Prime Minister William Pitt in his role as Paymaster of British Forces, Shirley requested a payment of 197:15 to Boston merchant and loyalist Ezekiel Goldthwait. Exch. For 197:15: -- Sterling. When the Parliament of Great Britain shall make Provision for the Payment of the Troops raisd for the late intended Expedition against Canada be pleasd to order Payment of this my first of Exchange (my second, third, & forth of the same Tenour & date being unpaid) to Mr. Ezekiel Goldthwait or order, one hundred & ninety seven pounds fifteen shillings sterling, it being for services done & per formd by him in said Intended Expedition, as & acco.t herewith [t]ransmitted. W Shirley To the Right Honable William Pitt Esq. Paymaster General of his majestys Land Forces, or the Paymaster General for the time being. London. Goldthwait, whose may have written the body of the document, signed Ezekl Goldthwait on the verso. There is also a signature Tho. Goldthwait below, along with a notation in the same hand. The intended Expedition against Canada probably refers to King Georges War (1744-8), a conflict between French and British forces that played out in the New England states and Nova Scotia. The document is in good condition; the paper is wrinkled and folded with a few minor tears.