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John Jones (Dunedin Waikouaiti, New Zealand) :Three days after date, I promise to pay the bearer ONE POUND stg value received. Payable at Dunedin or Waikouaiti. Ferguson & Mitchell Fngs, 59 Collins St, Melbourne. [Promissory note]. 1852.
- Date
- 1852
- By
- Biss, G C D'Arcy, active 1975; Fergusson and Mitchell (Firm)
- Reference
- Eph-A-BANK-1852-01
- Description
Bank or company's promissory note with ornate border incorporating John Jones' name and places where the company did business. At the top centre is a hanging sheep, flanked by two allegorical seated female figures, one with ears of grain and a cornucopia and one with a spindle and beehive.
Accompanying letter explains that the note was issued by the donor's great-grandfather.
See the Dictionary of New Zealand biography vol 1 (1990), page 213, about John Jones' issuing of such promissory notes.
Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) on promissory note.
Physical Description: Engraving on paper note, 125 x 188 mm.
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original. File print in Ephemera Room.
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- [Ephemera of octavo size relating to banks and banking, credit cards, methods of banking, saving and payment]
- Format
- 1 b&w art print(s) on promissory note, Ephemera, Engravings, Engraving on paper note, 125 x 188 mm., Orientation: Horizontal image
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Biss, G C D'Arcy, active 1975. John Jones (Dunedin Waikouaiti, New Zealand) :Three days after date, I promise to pay the bearer ONE POUND stg value received. Payable at Dunedin or Waikouaiti. Ferguson & Mitchell Fngs, 59 Collins St, Melbourne. [Promissory note]. 1852.. [Ephemera of octavo size relating to banks and banking, credit cards, methods of banking, saving and payment]. Ref: Eph-A-BANK-1852-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22681267More information can be found in our terms of use.