ALS, [1776 January], [Boston], to Mrs. Hancock.

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ALS, [1776 January], [Boston], to Mrs. Hancock.

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A hurriedly written note to his wife Dolly that accompanies a letter to a Captain McPherson relating the death of his son. Writes of General Montgomery's death. This would have been assault on Quebec on December 31, 1775.

1 p. ; 23.5 x 18 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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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...

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