Show hand and seal i the use of the form witness my hand and seal Is simply a relle relic of olden times when comparatively few people could write documents were authenticated by an impression of the hand or the thumb dipped to lo ink and placed on the paper tills this was the seal of the person when education became more general the hand and or handwritten signature was substituted for the impression state laws usually require wills walls to be witnessed though not necessarily sworn to before a notary |