Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 to John Hancock
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00854 Author/Creator: Shaw, Samuel, 1754-1794 Place Written: Totowa, New Jersey Type: Autograph document Date: circa 12 November 1780 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 33.4 cm, Width: 20.6 cm Order a Copy
Draft of GLC02437.00853. Congratulates Hancock on becoming the Governor of Massachusetts and brings the suffering of the Massachusetts soldiers to Hancock's attention. Noted that "Instead of the foregoing-the one drafted by Col. Pickering was sent." This unsent draft varies in content from GLC02437.00853 the context of which is attributed to Timothy Pickering.
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