Colonial governor of Massachusetts from 1702 to 1715. ALS signed “Dudley,” one page, 8 x 6, no date. Letter to the Honorable Secretary Addington of Boston. In part, "I judge it impossible to come to Boston. I hardly suppose you have a count of Representatives. I hope they are ready in their own opinion to break up, I shall pass all that I knew of thus they…and am sorry they have not been…to reform the life about N. Brunswick which is not altered in effort…addition for you self and if the weather do not…every night what a day.” Reverse bears an address panel in Dudley’s hand. In very good condition, with scattered foxing and soiling, small edge tears and creases, trivial paper loss to left edge, a couple small holes to page and intersecting folds. RRAuction COA.