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The Signature of John Hancock

According to legend, he signed his name so large and clear so that King George III could easily read it without spectacles. Did John Hancock always sign his name this way?

Created 01 Dec 2006

Found in the Continental Congress

1790

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If you take a look at these documents from the Papers of the Continental Congress, it looks like John Hancock always signed his name this way. He either liked his signature so much from the Declaration that he used it that way from there on forward or he always wrote his signature that big.  

Updated 07 Jun 2007 (Created 01 Dec 2006)

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"When I was in elementary school in the 70's my teachers had said that he wrote so big because his eyesight was poor....anyway a little food…"
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