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HANCOCK, John (1737-1793), Signer (Massachusetts). Autograph note signed ("John Hancock," with large flourish), as Governor of Massachusetts, Boston, 1 April 1784. 1 page, an oblong (4 1/8 x 7½ in.), neatly mounted, fold separations, tiny nick above "a" in signature.
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HANCOCK, John (1737-1793), Signer (Massachusetts). Autograph note signed ("John Hancock," with large flourish), as Governor of Massachusetts, Boston, 1 April 1784. 1 page, an oblong (4 1/8 x 7½ in.), neatly mounted, fold separations, tiny nick above "a" in signature.
A PROMISSORY NOTE FROM GOVERNOR HANCOCK. Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts since 1780 and one of the wealthiest men in the new United States pens a simple promissory note: "I promise to pay Miss Sarah Francis Eighty four Dollars whenever she calls for it..." Beneath, Hancock has affixed a bold example of his ornate and now famous signature.
A PROMISSORY NOTE FROM GOVERNOR HANCOCK. Hancock, Governor of Massachusetts since 1780 and one of the wealthiest men in the new United States pens a simple promissory note: "I promise to pay Miss Sarah Francis Eighty four Dollars whenever she calls for it..." Beneath, Hancock has affixed a bold example of his ornate and now famous signature.