HANCOCK, John (1737-1793), Signer, (Massachusetts). Printed document signed ("John Hancock" with flourish), Faneuil- Hall Lottery, No. Five, Boston June 1765. Oblong, 1¼ x 3¼ in., contemporary signatures on verso, tipped to another sheet, in a red morocco slipcase that also contains letters from prior owners. A HANCOCK LOTTERY TICKET TO REBUILD FANEUIL HALL. The coupon reads: "The possessor of this ticket (No. 3741) is intitled to any Prize drawn against said Number, in a Lottery granted by an Act of the general Court of the Province of Massachusetts, for Rebuilding FANEUIL-HALL; subject to no deduction." The 1765 lottery tickets are much scarcer than the 1767 coupons also signed by Hancock.

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HANCOCK, John (1737-1793), Signer, (Massachusetts). Printed document signed ("John Hancock" with flourish), Faneuil- Hall Lottery, No. Five, Boston June 1765. Oblong, 1¼ x 3¼ in., contemporary signatures on verso, tipped to another sheet, in a red morocco slipcase that also contains letters from prior owners. A HANCOCK LOTTERY TICKET TO REBUILD FANEUIL HALL. The coupon reads: "The possessor of this ticket (No. 3741) is intitled to any Prize drawn against said Number, in a Lottery granted by an Act of the general Court of the Province of Massachusetts, for Rebuilding FANEUIL-HALL; subject to no deduction." The 1765 lottery tickets are much scarcer than the 1767 coupons also signed by Hancock.