Definition and Citations:
A writing; a paper written with the hand; a writing that has not been printed. Parton v. Prang, 18 Fed. Cas. 1275; Leon Loan & Abstract Co. v. Equalization Board, 80 Iowa, 127, 53 N. W. !>1, 17 L. R. A. 199, 41 Am. St. Rep. 486