Hancock, John, 1737-1793 [Commission of Captain Daniel Morgan]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04825 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 22 June 1775 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21 x 28.6 cm. Order a Copy
Partially printed document signed by Continental Congress President John Hancock and co-signed by Charles Thomson as Secretary to Congress. The writing in the document's body was done by General George Washington. Document appoints Daniel Morgan as "Captain of a Company of Riflemen."
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