Partly-printed DS, one page, 7.25 x 9, September 17, 1790. As governor of Massachusetts, Hancock directs Treasurer Alexander Hodgdon “to pay unto Honble David Cobb Esq’r Speaker to the House of Representatives the Sum of Twenty Shillings in full 4 days attendance as Speaker…3 days this & one last Session, over & above his pay as a Member—agreeable to resolve of this day for which this shall be your sufficient Warrant." Signed prominently at the conclusion by John Hancock and countersigned by Secretary John Avery and by Treasurer Hodgdon. Signed on the reverse by Cobb (1748-1830), who served as the Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from May 1789 until January 1793. In very good to fine condition, with irregular overall toning, and two archival repairs on the reverse. Encapsulated in a PSA/DNA authentication holder. Prior to his holding of several high-ranking posts within the Commonwealth, including President of the Massachusetts Senate and the state's Lieutenant Governor, Cobb served as aide-de-camp to George Washington during the Revolutionary War. He was appointed Major General of Militia in 1786 and rendered conspicuous service during Shays' Rebellion. An exceptional document rife with noteworthy political Bay State figures.
