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Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Commission of Thomas W. Forster, Capt. in Artillery Regt. commanded by Knox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03242 Author/Creator: Hancock, John, 1737-1793 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: January 3, 1776 Pagination: 1 p. : docket Height: 24.4 cm, Width: 31.8 cm Order a Copy

Printed sheet countersigned by Charles Thomson.

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