ALS, 1783 Nov. 17, Boston, to Samuel Eliott, London.

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ALS, 1783 Nov. 17, Boston, to Samuel Eliott, London.

Hancock requests "an American Device upon Revolution principles" to be painted on the panel of the coach he has ordered, and tells Eliott of his intention to resign as governor.

1 p. ; 23 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6775074

Rosenbach Museum & Library

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Hancock, John, 1737-1793

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John Hancock (January 23, 1737 [O.S. January 12, 1736] – October 8, 1793) was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that the term John Hancock or Hancock has become a nickname in the United S...

Eliott, Samuel, 18th cent.

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