McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) [Grant of Liquor license for George Giess of Salisbury]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00501 Author/Creator: McKean, Thomas (1734-1817) Place Written: Lancaster, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 15 August 1805 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 32.5 x 40.5 cm. Order a Copy
Countersigned by State Secretary M. Thompson. Partially printed document grants Giess a liquor license and permission to keep a house of entertainment in Salisbury, Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Signed by McKean as governor. Docketed by treasurer on verso, dated 1 November, 1805.
McKean was a delegate to the Continental Congress 1774-1776, 1778-1782, served as President of Congress in 1781, and was a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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