Hancock, John (1737-1793) [Resolution of Massachusetts Legislature]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04432 Author/Creator: Hancock, John (1737-1793) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: June 19, 1788 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 30.1 x 18.6 cm. + 1 engraving ; b&w ; 27.6 x 20 cm Order a Copy
Signed approved by Hancock. Also signed by Theodore Sedgwick, Speaker of the House, and Samuel Phillips, President. Certified as a true copy by John Avery as Secretary. Concerns levying taxes on the polls and estates in Worcester County, Massachusetts in order to discharge debts. One seated engraving of John Hancock included.
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