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Hancock, John (1737-1793) re: 300,000 acres of western territory agreed to be ceded by state of New York

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07044 Author/Creator: Hancock, John (1737-1793) Place Written: Boston Type: Manuscript document Date: 1788/04/01 Pagination: 2 p. 32 x 20.4 cm Order a Copy

Also discusses funds for "extinquishing by purchase the claims of the native indians". Clerical signatures of Hancock and Samuel Adams. Noted by John Avery Jr. as a "True Copy"

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