John Hancock DS Sept 29, 1790 A partly printed land transaction boldly signed by Hancock. Also signed by Revolutionary War officer William Donnison.

WILLIAM DONNISON (1757-1834). Revolutionary War Continental Army Officer, serving at various times as an Aid to Governor Hancock, Adjutant General of the Massachusetts Militia, and a Judge of Common Pleas, he also uncovered a major Political scandal during the Federalists and Anti-Federalists debates, over the ratification of the United States Constitution.