ID 887940
Lot 162 | An appointment, signed as governor
Estimate value
$ 2 000 – 3 000
One page, 319 x 390mm, with intact paper and wax seal affixed at top right (a few spots of soiling and foxing).
John Hancock appoints Ebenezer Weeks as a "Captain of a Company in the second Regiment third Brigade and fifth division of the militia of this Commonwealth comprehending the Counties of Plimouth, Barnstable, Bristol, Dukes County & Nantucket." A fine, clean example of Hancock's signature.
| Artist: | John Hancock (1737 - 1793) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Artist: | John Hancock (1737 - 1793) |
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| Place of origin: | USA |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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