Wilson, Lawrence, fl. 1777 [Forged permission for marriage from John Hancock]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01450.034.01 Author/Creator: Wilson, Lawrence, fl. 1777 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document Date: 23 April 1777 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 10 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Addressed to any clergyman of the city or liberties of Philadelphia. States "Lawrence Wilson has applied to me for license to be joined to Jane Bevan in matrimony. I therefore authorize you to do the same according to the usual form." Wilson, a Continental soldier wanting to marry, forged this document and John Hancock's signature.
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