Lot 59
Hancock, John. Autograph Letter Signed ("J.H.") as Governor of Massachusetts, Council Chamber (Boston), October 16, 1783, 1 page quarto. To the "Gentlemen of the Senate & Gentlemen of the House of Representatives," obliquely complaining about a communication problem between himself and the state legislature. In full: "I have directed the Secretary to lay before you Two Letters I have just Rec'd from the President of Congress, one of which I find is an Answer to a Letter Addressed by the Legislature to the United States in Congress Assembled upon a subject of General Concern to the good People of this Common Wealth. This is a matter I had no knowledge of untill the Receipt of the Letter from Congress, I should be happy at all times to unite with you in all measures that have a Tendency to advance the public Prosperity." Archival repair to folds on verso; light soiling and soiling; otherwise Fine. A nice piece of history written just one month after the signing of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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