Hancock, John, 1737-1793 to William Smallwood
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01205.01 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Baltimore, Maryland Type: Letter signed Date: February 1, 1777 Pagination: 1 p. ; 33 x 22 cm. Order a Copy
Sends resolutions by the Continental Congress (not included) relating to measures to suppress a Tory insurrection in Somerset and Worcester counties in Maryland. Orders General Smallwood to stand ready to execute the forthcoming orders. Signed by Hancock as President of the Continental Congress.
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