Hancock, John. Bold signature. ...

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Hancock, John. Bold signature. Bold signature ("John Hancock") as President of the Continental Congress, signed on a 7.75 x 1.5 in. (197 x 38 mm.) bottom portion of a partly-printed document of laid paper, [Philadelphia], [undated, ca. 1775-1777]. Separations at vertical folds, reinforced by tape on verso (separation touches "o" of "Hancock"). John Hancock signature removed from a military commission while he served as President of the Continental Congress. The present portion of the document reads: By Order of the Congress, John Hancock President. John Hancock served as President of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence (the first signer), so much so that the term "John Hancock" has become, a synonym for a signature in the U.S.