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Benjamin Fletcher (1640–1703) was colonial governor of New York from 1692 to 1697. Under Col. Fletcher, piracy was a leading economic development tool in the city’s competition with the ports of Boston and Philadelphia. New York City had become a safe place for pirates.Fletcher was known for the Ministry Act of 1693, which secured the place of Anglicans as the official religion in New York.

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  • Benjamin Fletcher (1640–1703) was colonial governor of New York from 1692 to 1697. Under Col. Fletcher, piracy was a leading economic development tool in the city’s competition with the ports of Boston and Philadelphia. New York City had become a safe place for pirates.Fletcher was known for the Ministry Act of 1693, which secured the place of Anglicans as the official religion in New York.
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  • Governor of the Province of New York
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