Description:
Hancock, John. (1737-1793) Military Commission Signed, 15 April 1776.
Printed document on paper, single page. Appointing Robert Walker third Captain in Colonel Samuel Elmore's regiment. Framed and matted, fragmentary along old folds, mounted on old silk, with edges showing some browning from the adhesive or old ink, not examined out of the frame, 13 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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