Letter : to the Governor and Company of Connecticut, 1775 Apr. 10.

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Letter : to the Governor and Company of Connecticut, 1775 Apr. 10.

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Announces that the Provincial Congress has adopted resolutions concerning the failure of the colonies' petition for redress of grievances and the preparations of the British troops in Boston; asks for Connecticut's concurrence. Signed by John Hancock, president.

1 item (1 p.) ; 32 cm.

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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...

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