Avery, John, 1739-1806 [Continental Congress appointments for Massachusetts]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00436 Author/Creator: Avery, John, 1739-1806 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: December 4, 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy
Document attested to by Massachusetts Secretary of State Avery. Announces the men chosen as delegates to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts for the following year. Lists John Hancock, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry, Francis Dana, and James Lovell (the first five on this list signed the Declaration of Independence).
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