Hancock, Ebenezer

Person

Dates

Existence: 1741 - 1819

Biography

Ebenezer Hancock; 1741-1819; younger brother of John Hancock (1737-1793); deputy paymaster general, U.S. Continental Army

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Hancock family papers

FOUND IN: Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School

Collection Identifier: Mss:766 1712-1854 H234

Overview: The Hancock family of Boston included wealthy colonial merchant Thomas Hancock (1703-1764) and his nephew John Hancock (1737-1793), president of the Second Continental Congress, governor of Massachusetts, and signer of the Declaration of Independence. This collection, dated 1664-1854, contains business and personal correspondence, financial records, and legal papers of Thomas Hancock, John Hancock, and other relatives and associates, including Ebenezer Hancock (1741-1819; Harvard AB 1760),...