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Hancock, John

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1737 - 1793

Biography

Merchant. 1st signer of the Declaration of Independence. Governor of Massachusetts.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Corporation papers, 1st series, supplements to the Harvard College Papers, Volumes 1 and 2

Collection Identifier: UAI 5.110
Overview: At a special meeting of the Harvard Corporation on February 6, 1850, the President and Fellows voted to have all manuscript papers related to the history of the College and College affairs identified, arranged, and bound. The first series of the Harvard College Papers comprises eleven volumes of historical and administrative records dating back as early as the mid-1600s arranged in chronological order. Papers that were accidentally overlooked, or newly discovered or received, were added...

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  • Subject: Cambridge (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, 1600-1775 X