Cooper, William (1720-1809) Instructions from Boston to its Representatives in State Legislature
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05666.01 Author/Creator: Cooper, William (1720-1809) Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Broadside signed Date: ca. 10 May 1785 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; 37.2 x 30.4 cm. Order a Copy
This document is a printed sheet with a manuscript note at top containing information and instructions about a meeting of those who represent the Town of Boston. The note concerns State Legislators and mentions John Hancock, Samuel Allyn Otis, Caleb Davis, Thomas Dawes, Samuel Breck, Benjamin Austin, and Benjamin Hitchborn. Annotated by William Cooper as Town Clerk. Docketed on verso.
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