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John Hancock

1737–1793 as the Library of Congress records it · Library of Congress authority record ↗

The index holds one work for John Hancock so far. Search further, by the Library of Congress heading: WorldCat · OCPL. If you know a source, tell us.

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Governors' Papers: Richard Caswell, Correspondence, August 1777

Caswell, Richard, 1729-1789 · 1777

Richard Caswell's correspondence for August 1777, in 81 images, from his first year as governor of the new state. He wrote some of the letters himself. Waightstill Avery, John Hancock, Charles Lee, Hardy Murfree and Charles Thomson are named, and the counties concerned include Anson, Bladen, Camden, Chatham, Dobbs and Orange.

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