[Letter from John Hancock, Dorchester, Massachusetts, to James Bowdoin], [1785 July 18] Digital
Scope and Contents
Letter from Hancock to the new Governor of Massachusetts, James Bowdoin declining an unspecified invitation, likely to the Harvard Commencement, based on the "Treatment I met at the Overseers Meeting two years past." The letter is attached to a letter of donation to Justin Winsor from R. Winthrop, Jr., dated 1893 January 13.
Dates
- Creation: [1785 July 18]
Researcher Access
The John Hancock Collection is open for research.
Extent
8 itemsImmediate Source of Acquisition
Received from R. C. Winthrop, Jr. by Justin Winsor in 1893.
General note
Printed in the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, January 1893.
Creator
- From the Collection: Hancock, John (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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