Paper slip signed by Robert Treat Paine, a member of the Continental Congress (from the colony of Massachusetts) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The slip, from "Paine Att'y" measures 3 ?" ? 4", and is dated August 1765. The document lists his fees and expenses in the Court of Common Pleas in the case of Read vs. Valentine, totaling two pounds and three shillings. Darkly penned and signed. There is a minor vertical fold present.