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JOHN HANCOCK ~ 1788 — SIGNS A REGISTERY DOCUMENT FOR THE BRIGANTIN WILLIAM, OF SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS
HANCOCK, JOHN. (1737-1793). First signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. Partially Printed Document Boldly signed, “John Hancock,” as Governor, at left upper center of the document. One page, large tall folio. August 16, 1788. With paper wafer wax ‘Seal of Massachusetts’ affixed at top left.
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TIMOTHY PICKERING ~~ “SOME GENTLEMEN ACT AS IF THEY THOUGHT A LARGE STANDING ARMY, IN TIME OF PEACE, NECESSARY FOR THE DIGNITY OF OUR MAGNIFICENT EMPIRE. BUT THE REAL DIGNITY OF A NATION CONSISTS IN THE WISDOM OF ITS RULERS, AND THE VIRTUE AND HAPPINESS OF THE PEOPLE”.
PICKERING, TIMOTHY. (1745 – 1829) American statesman and politician; Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams (1795-1800); Secretary of War (1795); Post Master General (1791-1795); strong proponent of Great Britain, and after a quarrel with President John Adams over Adams’ plan to make peace with France, Pickering was dismissed from office in May 1800; Pickering challenged Jefferson’s Embargo Act and held several conferences with the special British envoy George Rose and proposed the creation of a pro-British party in New England, which placed him in violation of the Logan Act, for which he was censured. Exceptional Autograph Letter Signed, “T. Pickering”. 4 very full pages, quarto.
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