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Papers III

A small misc. collection of documents related to the Hancock family of Mass. Much of the material includes letters written by John Hancock and documents (including a divorce decree, 7 May 1782), military commissions, and appointments signed by him as president of the Continental Congress and as governor of Mass. Other Hancock materials include two letters from J.H. Bastide and Thomas Gage to Thomas Hancock (John's uncle) regarding supplies for the British and American forces in the French and Indian War; a wastebook (1809-13) noting daily accounts for the Hancock family's Boston merchant business; and letters and deeds for John Hancock's brother, Ebenezer, and his two nephews, John and Thomas.

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