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Death of John Hancock...
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THE MASSACHUSETTS MAGAZINE, Boston, October, 1793* John Hancock death (1st report)
* American revolution patriot
* Declaration of Independence fame
The most notable report is a very discrete & rather inconspicuous back page mention under the heading: "Deaths', which begins the list with: "Massachusetts--Boston, His Excellency John Hancock, Esq. Governour, 57". A very early report--likely why there is no article within on his death--as he died on October 8. Gest to have this report in a Boston magazine.
Articles within include: "Anecdote of Dr. Johnson" "The Desperate Negroe" which is the story of the famous Quashi; "Disquisition on Gaming" "The Birth of Sensibility" "Funeral Rites of the Otaheitans" [Tahitians].
Near the back is the "Monthly Gazette" with news reports including much on the French Revolution, plus: "Domestick Occurrences" which includes various headings (see).
Complete in 64 pages, 5 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches, very nice condition. No plate is included.
background: John Hancock, a leading figure of the American Revolution and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence, died on October 8, 1793, at his home in Quincy, Massachusetts, at the age of 56. He had been serving as governor of Massachusetts at the time of his death, a position he held for most of the period from 1780 until 1793, except for brief intervals. Hancock suffered for years from painful ailments—often described by contemporaries as gout or inflammatory rheumatism—which limited his mobility and public appearances in his final years. His death was widely mourned, particularly in Massachusetts, where he had been a dominant political and symbolic figure since the 1760s, first as a wealthy Boston merchant and later as president of the Second Continental Congress. He was buried in the Old Burying Ground in Quincy, and his passing marked the end of one of the most recognizable personalities of the Revolutionary generation.
Eighteenth century American magazines are increasingly scarce in today's market. This title was published by the famed Isaiah Thomas, the patriot printer from the Revolutionary War & founder of the American Antiquarian Society.
Category: The 1600's and 1700's
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