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John Hancock

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John Hancock

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Auction Date:2012 Feb 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Partly-printed document, issued by John Hancock, with his name printed twice on the document, one page, 9 x 12.5, January 6, 1789. In part, “These are in the Name of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to will and require you, in manner as the Law directs for calling Town-Meetings, to cause the freeholders and other inhabitants of the town of Sherburn duly qualified to vote for Representatives to the General Court of this Commonwealth, to assemble on Thursday, the twenty-ninth day of January current, to give in their votes for a Representative, who shall be an inhabitant of the district of Middlesex to represent the said District, in the Congress of the United States of America, to the Selectmen who shall preside at said meeting.” Document is signed twice by John Avery. Intersecting folds, mild overall toning from previous display, and a couple pinholes of paper loss along folds, otherwise fine condition. The large paper seal is worn, but intact.