Hancock, John, 1737-1793 [Massachusetts state pardon for Scripture Frost for counterfeiting coin]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01988 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Document signed Date: 13 November 1787 Pagination: 2 p.+ dock. 30 x 19 cm Order a Copy
Frost was sentenced to stand in pillory for 1 hour and to 2 years hard labor. Conditionally pardoned excepting that Frost pay a 25 Pound ($40) fine. Signed and sealed by John Hancock as governor. Written by Secretary to the Governor John Avery, Jr. Includes pieces of Continental currency.
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