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Hancock, John, 1737-1793

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Attested copy of a bill for the survey of Lincoln County, 1789 February 16

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Identifier: A1974-002-083
Abstract

Attested copy of a bill for the survey of Lincoln County. Dated February 16, 1789. Massachusetts Governor John Hancock signs a bill to construct a road in Penobscot County.

Dates: 1789 February 16

In Provincial Congress broadside, 1775 April 15

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Identifier: A1998-061
Scope and Contents Broadside dated April 15, 1775 at Concord, Massachusetts, containing a resolution recommending "to the good People of this Colony of all Denominations" that May 11, 1775 be "set apart as a Day of Public Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer; that a total Abstinence from servile Labor and Recreation be observed, and all their religious assemblies solemnly convened..." The broadside is dated four days before the Battle of Lexington and Concord.Handwritten note on verso reads '3' for...
Dates: 1775 April 15