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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 To: Massachusetts delegates in Congress.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08038 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 27 March 1784 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 18.3 cm Order a Copy

Petition on "lands laying to the west of Husdon's River which belong to this common wealth"

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