Birthday quote

John Hancock
an American merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution, remembered for his large and stylish signature on the United States Declaration of Independence, so much so that the term "John Hancock" has become, in the United States, a synonym for a signature.

Born January 23, 1737 in Massachusetts
Died October 8, 1793 Hancock Manor, Boston, Massachusetts

There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles!

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