HANCOCK, John, President of Congress, Signer (Massachusetts) . Partly printed document signed ("John Hancock") as President of Congress, countersigned by Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson 20 June 1775. AN IMPORTANT MILITARY APPOINTMENT. along central vertical fold (without loss), a few small marginal chips, otherwise in good condition. Accomplished in manuscript, boldly headed "In Congress," confirming the appointment of MARINUS WILLETT as a Captain in the "First Regiment of New York Forces." An important military appointment, dating from the earliest days of the formation of the Continental Army, authorized by Congress the same month. Willett (1740-1830), born on Long Island, attended Kings College (Columbia), served in the British Army in Delancey's Royal American regiment during the French and Indian war, participating in the unsuccessful Amercrombie expedition against Fort Ticonderoga in 1758. He later became an active advocate of independence, joined the Sons of Liberty, and then, as confirmed here, was named Captain in Alexander MacDougall's 1st NY Regiment, which accompanied Montgomery on his ill-fated Canada expedition. His long military service included fighting at Fort Stanwix (he was decorated for bravery by Congress for this action), Monmouth, and against the Iroquois. After the war, he was selected by Washington as one of the commissioners to the Creek Indians, successfully negotiated the key treaty of 1790, and served as Sheriff before succeeding De Witt Clinton as Mayor of New York (1807).
HANCOCK, John, President of Congress, Signer (Massachusetts) . Partly printed document signed ("John Hancock") as President of Congress, countersigned by Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson 20 June 1775. AN IMPORTANT MILITARY APPOINTMENT. along central vertical fold (without loss), a few small marginal chips, otherwise in good condition. Accomplished in manuscript, boldly headed "In Congress," confirming the appointment of MARINUS WILLETT as a Captain in the "First Regiment of New York Forces." An important military appointment, dating from the earliest days of the formation of the Continental Army, authorized by Congress the same month. Willett (1740-1830), born on Long Island, attended Kings College (Columbia), served in the British Army in Delancey's Royal American regiment during the French and Indian war, participating in the unsuccessful Amercrombie expedition against Fort Ticonderoga in 1758. He later became an active advocate of independence, joined the Sons of Liberty, and then, as confirmed here, was named Captain in Alexander MacDougall's 1st NY Regiment, which accompanied Montgomery on his ill-fated Canada expedition. His long military service included fighting at Fort Stanwix (he was decorated for bravery by Congress for this action), Monmouth, and against the Iroquois. After the war, he was selected by Washington as one of the commissioners to the Creek Indians, successfully negotiated the key treaty of 1790, and served as Sheriff before succeeding De Witt Clinton as Mayor of New York (1807).
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