John Hancock Autograph Document Signed.

Rare autograph document signed by John Hancock requesting payment for provisions issued to Troops in Nova Scotia. One page, the manuscript document reads, "Boston June 22d 1767 Sir, At Thirty Days sight of this my Third Bill/First & Second of same tenor and date not paid/please to pay to Messrs. Harrison Barnard & Spragg Merchts. in London on their order Three hundred & Twenty four pounds, fourteen shillings & three pence Sterling, being for Seventeen Thousand three hundred & Eighteen Rations of provisions issued to the Troops in Nova Scotia for the Contract I hold under you, as of Victualling Lists Transmitted to you by this offer from 19th January 1767 to the 12th April. I am Your most humbl Servnt John Hancock To Matthew Woodford Sr at Southampton." In very good condition, with uniform toning, and tears and small chips stabilized by archival restoration to the reverse. The document is trimmed to 7.25 inches by 4.5 inches. Mounted, matted and framed. The entire piece measures 20 inches by 17.5 inches. A desirable example of the most iconic signature in American history.