1757 John Hancock Autograph Document Signed (PSA/DNA Authentic)
This ADS (better quality signature) is priced at about 1/2 that amount. Hancock is moving higher in value. Hancock, one page, 7.25 x 12, December 8, 1757. Remarkable document penned in his own hand while employed at his uncles mercantile business, headed An Accot of Cash paid the undermentiond Artificers by order of Matthew Dixon Esq. Chief Engineer at Annapos Royall. We the Subscribers Acknowledge to have Recd of Thomas Hancock Esqr the above sumsbeing in full for wages to the time above mentiond in the service of the Honl Board of Ordnance at Annapolis Royall. Boldly signed in the lower left by Hancock and countersigned by several of the recipients. In fine condition, with a trivial chip to the top edge. Hancock had graduated from Harvard only three years earlier in 1754, upon which he immediately entered his uncle Thomas Hancocks business. This document dates to the middle of the French and Indian War, during which Thomas Hancock used his close relations with the colonial governors of Massachusetts to secure lucrative government contracts. An exceptionally desirable piece with an early date and a large amount of Hancocks handwriting. Certified PSA/DNA #Z04050 (listed on web-site under Notes: Autographed Document Signed). The item “1757 John Hancock Autograph Document Signed (PSA/DNA Authentic)” is in sale since Tuesday, August 16, 2016. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Autographs\Historical”. The seller is “jfkautograph” and is located in Coronado, California. This item can be shipped to United States.