Description
Autograph signature "John Hancock, President", [President of the Second Continental Congress 1775-1777], 25 x 90mm., clipped signature, just shaved; Germains, George, [Secretary of State for America]. "transcript of a copy in Eden's hand", to "My Lord & Sirs... I am commanded by His Majesty to signify to you His Majesty's entire approbation both of the Representation from the Comm.r in Chief of His Maj.s Forces to your excellencies & also of your Remonstrance to the Congress", referring to Sir H. Clinton, the detention of British forces by Congress, Congress's declaration with respect to Mr Johnstone, the French treaty & the Saratoga Convention, Whitehall, 15 Oct. 1778, bifolium, marked "duplicate in the P.R.O.", stamped "Auckland" in upper corner; Hillsborough, Earl of,Secretary of State for the Southern Department. A.L.S. discussing the qualifying of Vice-Treasurers, 28 Dec. 1784, 2 pages; and items signed by American diplomats, politicians, & authors: L. Cass, 1854, Robert Lansing [1864-1928], 1915; Henry Wheaton [1795-1848], 1831; E.C. Stiler, Charles Summer [1811-74]