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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 [Blank form created for Marine Committee appointments]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06526 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Printed document signed Date: July 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 16.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

Contains blank spaces reserved for the name, office, and vessel to which the appointee is assigned. Date previously inferred.

Hancock, John, 1737-1797

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