Hancock, John, 1737-1793 [Resolution to Colonel Anthony Wayne]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.031 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: February 12, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 16.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy
Transcribed by Charles Thomson Secretary of the Continental Congress from 1774-1788. Resolve requesting all colonels of the Pennsylvania battalions to send a report detailing the number condition of the enlisted men as well as the places where they are now and their rank. This specific order was sent to Colonel Anthony Wayne. Signed By Hancock, President of the Continental Congress.
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