Posted on 07/02/2010 10:41:45 PM PDT by Salvation
Founding Father discussion.
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Not trying to be a smart-a$$ here ‘but’ .. “The guy had one hell of a cool signature!”
He signed a document or two, eh?
We still put our “John Hancock” on important documents.
It used to really mean something if you put your signature on something.
Your word and your good name were inseparable.
I wonder how many people today, (young or old) even remembers that saying? As an aside .. I remember as a kid 'trying' my best to create a 'cool' signature like the one John Hancock had! (Never succeeded) LOL
I think he is discussed more than any other. How many times has someone asked you for your “John Hancock”? He is known by his large beautiful handwriting more than anyone.
Dude had it going on!
You need to get a wing feather from a chicken, cut it off sharply at the end and practice..
When hand-written media was authentic and uncopy-able, what did it mean? I mean to say, wax-sealed, delivered by emissary, etc. This is from ME to YOU!
Those days are long gone.
Do you mean Mr. Hancock gave generously of his personal fortune and was a key framer of our Constitution yet put nothing in there giving government money to people?? Wow! What a great idea! How quaint!
Thank God everyday for these heroes who founded our nation.
Hancock must have been practiced at calligraphy. His signature really is beautiful.
bflr
but at best, most Americans know that his signature is by far the largest on the Declaration of Independence.
Yep. But most don't know WHY he signed it so large.
Does anyone else??????
Okay, first it wasn't that Hancock was more 'ticked off' or had a big ego, or anything like that, the reason was....Bueller?
Bueller?
Ferris Bueller?
He wanted King George III to be able to read it without his glasses.
Thank you, History Channel :-)
Nice appreciation...
Everyone who could read and write back then had 'beautiful' writing. Especially the 'more educated' class. Plus the Quill Pens they used added that 'calligraphy' touch.
But alas, today kids don't spend much time in school on 'writing script'. But not that it would help, they can't spell either.
Hear! Hear!
Thanks, Salvation! Have a happy 4th!
Didn’t he, though? No matter how hard Sister Mary tried in the second grade, my handwriting looks nothing like that! LOL
I’m reading up a lot on the founding fathers right now and just the whole period of history in general. I majored in history in college w/a minor in political science. I’ve had a passion for history most of my life, thanks to my father (who died when I was in high school). Bores the he** out of my husband sometimes, but my kids find my knowledge helpful when it comes to homework time :)
There was also a Spruance-class destroyer, DD-981. The ship was unique in the the name of the ship was in Hancock's familiar script across the stern.
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