Credentials of John Hancock, John Adams and Samuel Adams as Massachusetts Delegates

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Description

On February 6, 1775, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress selected John Hancock, Thomas Cushing, Samuel Adams, John Adams, and Robert Treat Paine as delegates to represent Massachusetts in the Second Continental Congress. The Massachusetts Provincial Congress was the governing body in opposition to the British Crown-appointed governor and council.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention.

National Archives Identifier: 502822640

Full Citation: Credentials of John Hancock, John Adams and Samuel Adams as Massachusetts Delegates to the Second Continental Congress; 2/6/1775; Credentials of Delegates to the Congress from Massachusetts, 1774-88; Miscellaneous Papers of the Continental Congress, 1774–1789; Records of the Continental and Confederation Congresses and the Constitutional Convention, Record Group 360; National Archives Building, Washington, DC. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/credentials-hancock-adams-massachusetts-delegates/, January 29, 2026]