(AMERICAN REVOLUTION) HANCOCK JOHN Partly printed Document S

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SIGNED BY BOTH JOHN HANCOCK AND SAM ADAMS (AMERICAN REVOLUTION.) HANCOCK, JOHN. Partly-printed Document Signed, appointing Nathaniel Ames as a Justice of Peace in Suffolk County. Countersigned by John Avery and endorsed on verso by Samuel Adams, whose signature confirmed that Ames had taken the oath of office. 1 page (plus Adams's endorsement on verso), folio sheet, approximately 17x11 inches; minor separation at folds, otherwise in remarkably good condition. Boston, 10 February 1790

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Nathaniel Ames was the son of Nathaniel Ames, the famous almanac maker. Documents signed by both of Massachusetts's famous Signers are rarely seen, particularly in such fine condition.