Massachusetts lawyer (1731-1814) who served as one of the prosecutors of British soldiers during the Boston Massacre trial; he later signed the Declaration of Independence. Revolutionary War-dated partly-printed DS, signed "Rob. Treat Paine," one page, 11 x 17.5, March 2, 1780. An official legal document confiscating the lands of a Loyalist, in part: "Be it remembered, That Robert Treat Paine Esq Attorney General of the Government and People of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in New England and in their behalf complains of William Brattle late of Cambridge…did withdraw himself from this Province, Colony and State, into Parts and Places under the acknowledged Authority and Dominion of the said King of Great-Britain." In fragile, good to very good condition, with some light toning and foxing, splitting to the folds (one of which passes through the signature), and nearly complete separation along the central horizontal fold.
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