Bills of exchange.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Historically a form of paper currency used in Europe from the late Medieval to the early Modern period often as credit among merchants. Now refers to written orders to pay a specific sum of money on demand or at a specified future time; used with reference to foreign transactions; for similar orders to pay usually restricted to domestic transactions, use ""drafts (negotiable instruments)""(AAT) .
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Correspondence between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers., January-April 1807.
File
Identifier: MS.40241
Scope and Contents
The correspondence concerns the business relations between John Murray II and Archibald Constable and his partners, and includes receipts, invoices and other business papers. The papers are arranged chronologically. 1807.January: folios 1-30;February: folios 31-50;March: folios 51-80;April: folios 81-95.Notes. Folios 91-92. Letter, 21 April 1807, of Edward Mangin to Archibald Constable concerning the...
Dates:
January-April 1807.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Archive of John Murray, publishers.
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Incoming correspondence received by John Murray, publishers.
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Letters to John Murray, publishers, of Archibald Constable, and of Archibald Constable and Co., publishers, with related papers.