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Hancock, John (1737-1793) [Commission of Martin Eichelberger as first lieutenant].

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00782.05 Author/Creator: Hancock, John (1737-1793) Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 11 September 1777 Pagination: 1 sheet 20 x 34 cm Order a Copy

Cosigned by Charles Thompson.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

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