William Phips
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Major-General Sir William Phips was a treasure hunter, military officer, and colonial administrator from the New England Colonies. He was the first royally appointed governor of the Province of Massac
Portrait by Thomas Child, c. 1687–1694
The agreement between Phips and his crew, drawn up at Whitehall
Engraving of Phips raising the sunken treasure
Phips added to the rolls of the North church. MHS with permission.
William Stoughton (judge)
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William Stoughton was a New England magistrate and colonial administrator in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was in charge of what have come to be known as the Salem Witch Trials, first as the c
William Phips
…Randolph as they crossed the Atlantic it is hard to know, but Phips certainly behaved as a royalist in the meetings he had with Simon Bradstreet and William Stoughton at least as recorded by Knepp. However by 1688 Phips had crossed over to Increase Mather's side and begun to consistently oppose Randolph and the…
c. 1700 portrait
Stoughton's friend and business partner, Joseph Dudley
Stoughton's personal seal, as it appeared on the warrant for the execution of Bridget Bishop