LS, 1776 July 22, Philadelphia, to Major General [Charles] Lee.

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LS, 1776 July 22, Philadelphia, to Major General [Charles] Lee.

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As President of the Continental Congress, Hancock sends their tribute and gratitude for repulsing the British fleet and army at Fort Moultrie, near Charleston, S.C., on June 28. Postcript in hand of Hancock.

2 p. ; 32 x 20 cm.

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Copley Press, J S Copley 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...

Lee, Charles, 1731-1782

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Lee was a veteran British Army officer who settled in America in 1773 and was appointed a major general in the Continental Army at the outbreak of the Revolution. In 1778, he was appointed to lead the attack at the Battle of Monmouth, but instead retreated without warning, apparently ignored orders from George Washington, and afterward demanded an apology from him. Lee was suspended and later dismissed from the Army. From the description of ALS, 1776 Jan. 30, Stamford, Ct...