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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 [Appointment of Samuel Nicholson as Commander of Frigate Deane]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.001 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 14 August 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 19 cm, Width: 32 cm Order a Copy

Signed by Hancock as President of the Countersigned by Charles Thomson, Secretary of the Continental Congress.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797
Nicholson, Samuel, 1743-1811
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824

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