Partial partly-printed DS, one page, 13 x 7.25, May 20, 1788. Partial appointment issued by Hancock as governor of Massachusetts, boldly signed on the left side in ink by Hancock. Countersigned at the conclusion by John Avery as junior secretary. The white paper seal affixed to the upper left remains intact. In very good condition, with a tear to the top, areas of paper loss, and scattered light stains; the document has had its center removed, then permanently affixed to a heavier sheet, on the back of which is a swatch of wallpaper removed from the Hancock Mansion in Boston before its 1863 demolition.
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