Lot 9
Hancock, John (1737-1793) and Adams, Samuel (1722-1803)., President of the Continental Congress (1775-1780, 1785-1786), first signer of the Declaration of Independence, governor of Massachusetts (1780-1785, 1787-1793).
DS by Hancock as governor, 10" x 15½", Boston, 1793 July 2. Appointment of one Daniel Perry as Justice of the Peace for Norfolk County. Signed boldly but in a somewhat trembling hand below a virtually intact paper seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. On verso is an MsDS, signed "S. Adams" as lieutenant governor as witness to Perry's subscription to his oaths of office. Upper and lower halves separated and taped together along horizontal fold, couple minor age spots, otherwise Very Good; rare with both signatures on one document.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Hancock's health forced him to resign as president of the Continental Congress in 1777 and again as governor of Massachusetts in 1785. The shaky signature on this document no doubt indicates further deterioration of his health. Hancock would die just three months later.
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