1813 court document hand written by Cheswill. The document is a ruling between a Rockingham County resident , Walter Smith and a Strafford Yeoman resident, Joseph Durgin, for the sum of $200. Cheswill was a bi-racial citizen of N.H. and considered to be the first African-American to hold public office. He was a contemporary of Paul Revere and as a patriot, participated in the activities wo warning the towns that the British were coming. He was also in the party that built rafts to defend Portsmouth Harbor. This is a amazing example of a document in the hand of such a prominent and important figure in American history during the Revolutionary War. Some staining on the document but otherwise excellent condition.