HANCOCK, JOHN, Signer (Massachusetts), President of the Continental Congress. Printed document boldly signed as Governor of Massachusetts, countersigned by John Avery, Secretary, [Boston], 21 April 1789. One page, an oblong, 292 x 383 mm. (11 7/16 x 15 1/4 in.), original paper seal, upper corners tipped to cardboard mat, repaired fold tears affecting about 12 words (signature untouched), headed at top "Commonwealth of Massachusetts, By His Excellency John Hancock, Esq., Governour...", accomplished in manuscript. A military commission, appointing Phineas Jones Major in the first Brigade and seventh Division of the Worcester County militia.

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HANCOCK, JOHN, Signer (Massachusetts), President of the Continental Congress. Printed document boldly signed as Governor of Massachusetts, countersigned by John Avery, Secretary, [Boston], 21 April 1789. One page, an oblong, 292 x 383 mm. (11 7/16 x 15 1/4 in.), original paper seal, upper corners tipped to cardboard mat, repaired fold tears affecting about 12 words (signature untouched), headed at top "Commonwealth of Massachusetts, By His Excellency John Hancock, Esq., Governour...", accomplished in manuscript. A military commission, appointing Phineas Jones Major in the first Brigade and seventh Division of the Worcester County militia.