John Hancock warrant, 1790.

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John Hancock warrant, 1790.

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Warrant, Boston, Mass., signed by Governor John Hancock and John Avery, Jr., Secretary of State, ordering Alexander Hodgdon, treasurer of the Commonwealth, to pay one hundred fifty pounds to Richard Devens, Captain Joseph McLellan, John Fox, and Joseph Noyes, a committee to superintend the construction of a lighthouse at Portland Head, to be used for the construction of a small building for the keeper of the light.

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Maine Historical Society 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...

Fox, John (Attorney)

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Attorney, of Portland, Me. From the description of John Fox diaries, 1868-1894. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71009758 ...

Devens, Richard (Commissary General)

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Hodgdon, Alexander

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McLellan, Joseph (Merchant)

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Portland Head Light (Me.)

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Avery, John, 1739-1806

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John Avery (1739-1806, Harvard AB 1759) was secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and then Secretary of State of Massachusetts; Cotton Tufts (1732-1815, Harvard AB 1749) was an Overseer and a member of what became known as a "Visiting Committee" at Harvard. Each of these men was an officer of Harvard by virtue of being a member of the Massachusetts government. In 1790, the Overseers were comprised of the Massachusetts Governer, Lieutenant-Governor, Council, and Senate, the President of ...

Noyes, Joseph, 1740-1795

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