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10 Pounds & 4 Shillings Promissory note
| Uitgever | Private individual (Jane Arnett) |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1706 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Yes |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | August 1706 |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Embossed blind stamp bearing a crowned royal cipher at the lower left of the obverse, consistent with period English fiscal stamping practice |
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| Opmerkingen |
Private promissory notes of this type were legally enforceable instruments under English common law well before any formal banking infrastructure existed in provincial Britain. The sum — ten pounds and four shillings — is oddly specific, almost certainly reflecting an actual debt rather than a round commercial transaction: payment for goods, a loan repayment, or a settlement of account between known parties.
The embossed stamp indicates compliance with the Stamp Act of 1694, which required duty on promissory notes and gave them their legal standing. A note bearing this feature was not casual paperwork — it was taxed, witnessed, and intended to hold up if contested.
Female issuers at this date are uncommon but not unknown, typically widows or women of independent property acting in their own right under coverture exceptions.