Auction Date:2010 Feb 10 @ 08:00 (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
DS, one page, 7.5 x 12, May 20, 1788. Document signed as governor of Massachusetts, appointing Moses Warren, a “Quartermaster of the first regiment in the third division of the Militia.” Signed on the left edge by Hancock, and countersigned at the bottom by John Avery. In good to very good condition, with uniform overall toning (slightly heavier along the edges and passing through the descender of Hancock’s initial “J”), almost complete bisecting horizontal separation, some scattered pinhole areas of paper loss along other folds, and worn but partially intact seal. The signature is large, clear, and dark, and itself rates as near fine, measuring a hearty 2.5 inches in length.
Hancock’s return to Massachusetts politics took place in 1787, two years after his abrupt resignation. Although he had cited ill health as the reason for his departure, historians believe he really wanted to avoid a brewing conflict. That conflict became known as Shay’s Rebellion, in which poor farmers rose up against the government and what they saw as overwhelming taxes. Upon his return to office, which coincided with the end of the conflict, Hancock pardoned all of the rebels, but took steps—such as the one enacted by this document—to ensure that military forces were in place to dissuade any future insurrection. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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