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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Commission of John Harper, Quartermaster of 4th Battallion, Penna.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00184.15 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: February 9, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 24 cm, Width: 34 cm Order a Copy

Partially printed document, cosigned by Charles Thomson.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Harper, John, fl. 1776

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