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John Hancock DS 1776

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John Hancock DS 1776
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John Hancock document signed, appointing William Eustis as ''Surgeon'', dated 1 January 1776, with Hancock's distinctive signature and paraph in bold black ink. Eustis would later serve as Secretary of War, Congressman and Massachusetts Governor. Appointment reads in part: ''…The Delegates of the United Colonies of New-Hampshire, Massachusetts-Bay, Rhode-Island, Connecticut, New-York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Counties of Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-Carolina, and South-Carolina, to William Eustis…We reposing special trust and confidence in your patriotism, valour, conduct and fidelity, DO by these present constitutes and appoint you to be Surgeon in the Regiment of Artillery Command by Colonel Henry Knox in the army of the United Colonies, raised for the defence of American Liberty, and for repelling every hostile invasion therof…'' Signed ''John Hancock / President''. Document measures 14.25'' x 9.5'', with light dampstaining and five small holes along folds. Very good condition.