Hand-writing.
1693. Deny your own Hand-Write if you dare.—‘Scotch Presb. Eloquence’ (1738), p. 116. (N.E.D.)
1836. He has got a paper in the captain’s hand-write to show him the way.—Beverly Tucker, ‘The Partisan Leader,’ p. 16 (N.Y., 1861).
1856. Thar’s his name in handwrite! It’s mighty strange. Hyar’s a boy now that reads this handwrite and tells me the name of the very man I had killed.—W. G. Simms, ‘Eutaw,’ p. 429 (N.Y.).
