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Hancock, John (1737-1793) to Thomas Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01412.52 Author/Creator: Hancock, John (1737-1793) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Free frank Date: 15 May 1777 Pagination: 1 FF + docket 21 x 18 cm Order a Copy

The docket has been separated from the Free Frank (address leaf). Johnson was the governor of Maryland.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Johnson, Thomas, 1732-1819

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