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Founding Father John Hancock was a noted Patriot of the American Revolution, merchant, president of the Second Continental Congress and governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 and is remembered for his bold and stylized signature. The term “John Hancock” is now a synonym for one’s signature in the United States.
We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions sold a John Hancock franking signature for $3,125. Please see below for details:
John Hancock free franked signature from 1782 during the Revolutionary War while he served as Governor of Massachusetts. Hancock here writes to Brigadier General Nathaniel Goodwin to a fort on Gurney Bay in Plymouth, Massachusetts, writing ”Public Service” to the upper portion and signing ”John Hancock”. Address leaf measures 6.25” x 7.5”, framed to 28” x 19.75”, with a plaque telling the historical events in 1782. Frame weighs 8 lbs. 4 oz. Small smudge to signature, light toning and spot of discoloration. Very good condition. Sold for $3,125.
The following are some additional John Hancock autographs we sold:
John Hancock military document signed from 1776, as President of the Continental Congress, appointing an Ensign to the 1st New Hampshire Regiment, headed by Colonel John Stark. At the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington, Stark rallied over 1,400 untrained militiamen, without uniforms and using their personal firearms, to thwart a British raid on Bennington, Vermont, famously telling his troops, “We’ll beat them before night or Molly Stark’s a widow!” Dubbed “The Hero of Bennington” and promoted to General, Stark also proved himself at Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton and the Siege of Boston.
John Hancock’s large, eloquent signature is on full display here, with his characteristic paraph below. Dated 8 November 1776, document is countersigned by Charles Thomson as Secretary of the Continental Congress. Measures 12″ x 8.25″. Reinforced with paper on verso. Some separation along folds, with folds touching the ends of Hancock’s signature. Overall very good condition given age, and with a bold, attractive signature by Hancock. Sold for $9,375.
John Hancock Signs a Document in 1793, The Last Year of His Life — for a Bounty on Hemp
John Hancock document signed as Governor of Massachusetts. The founding father signs his original ”John Hancock” for one of the last times, in Boston on 7 June 1793, just months before his death. Payment to one Mace Tisdale is ordered for a bounty on hemp in this partially-printed document. The fields are filled in by an unknown hand, and Secretary John Avery countersigns. Included in the lot is a 24 October 1794 autograph note signed by Tisdale to treasurer Thomas Davis, assigning the bounty to a David West. A red wax seal remnant is present with receipt signature to verso. Measures 7.5” x 9”. Single page document is in very good condition with toning and separation to fold. Hancock’s signature was not only the most attractive to grace the Declaration of Independence, it was the first, given his role as President of the Second Continental Congress. Sold for $5,407.
John Hancock boldly signed document as the first Governor of Massachusetts. Datelined Boston, 15 March 1781, Hancock appoints Joseph Fisk to Surgeon of the 1st Regiment of Foot in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. Document reads in part, ”…You are therefore carefully & diligently to discharge the Duty of a Surgeon to the said Regiment…” Document measures 14.25” x 9.25”. Boldly signed ”John Hancock” with his flourish at the bottom. Tissue repairs and small paper loss at intersecting folds. Very good condition. Sold for $5,000.
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