HANCOCK JOHN Partly printed Document Signed as Governor of M

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HANCOCK, JOHN. Partly-printed Document Signed, as Governor of Massachusetts, ordering payment to Mace Tisdale for a bounty on hemp. Countersigned by Secretary John Avery, with receipt signature on verso. 1 page, 4to; short closed separation at fold, wax seal remnant on recto, unevenly toned. Boston, 7 June 1793

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Signed in a shaky hand just four months before his death, although the signature remains unmistakable. with a related Autograph Note Signed from Mace Tisdale to treasurer Thomas Davis, assigning this bounty to David West. Easton, MA, 24 October 1794.