handed
v.v. to give something to someone using your hand. It is a direct way of passing an object to another person.
v. to pass or deliver something to another person manually. Often used with a double object construction or the preposition 'to'.
She handed the keys to her brother.
The waiter handed me the menu and asked if I wanted anything to drink while I waited.
After reviewing the signed documents, the lawyer handed the original copies back to the client for safekeeping in a private vault.
From hand + -ed.
The verb is transitive; it can take a direct object and an indirect object ('handed him the book') or use 'to' ('handed the book to him').
He handed to me the letterHe handed me the letterWhen the indirect object (me) comes before the direct object (the letter), do not use the preposition 'to'.