John Hancock, born on January 23, 1737, and died on October 8, 1793, was a prominent political figure in the American Revolutionary War era. He served as the President of the Continental Congress and was one of the signers of the United States Declaration of Independence.
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“There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head!”
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“The British ministry can read that name without spectacles; let them double their reward.”