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HANCOCK AND SAMUEL ADAMS
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HANCOCK, JOHN. Partly-printed Document Signed, as Governor, appointing
Silas Taylor Justice of the Peace in Middlesex County. Countersigned by Secretary John
Avery, Jr. Additionally Signed by Samuel Adams, “S Adams,” as Lieutenant Governor, on
verso. 17x11
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inches; nearly complete separation at horizontal fold, vertical fold through
extreme end of Hancock signature and through “m” of Adams signature with minor loss to
each, some small holes at vertical folds, docketing verso, paper seal intact.
Boston, 25 June 1789
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