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John Hancock is probably one of the most famous of signatures on the Constitution. He wrote it so large according to many sources so that King George would be able to read it without the need to put on his spectacles and so that John Hancock's name would be easily recognizable as one of the founders of these Independent but United States of America. To this day you may still hear people say to "put your John Hancock" right here meaning to add your signature to something.
George Hancock - Virginia - was born in 1754.
When Hancock was buried he had on his finest rings. The grave robbers couldn't remove the rings from his hand so the simply cut off his entire hand.
A founder of the Untied States. John Hancock was one of the 55 signers of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. His signature is the biggest so many will refer to dramatically signing a document as signing your Hancock, referencing the Declaration of Independence.
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