Item 53: Partial Exchequer Bill and Signature from [George Montagu, 1st Earl of] Halifax, 1720
Item — Box: 2, Folder: 53
Dates
- Created: 1720
Creator
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bill/signature
Condition Note:
Good: document is browning; ink is well-preserved; no noticeable stains or tears
Measurements:
5 in. x 2 ⅞ in.
Title:
N° 2522 Exchequer [incomplete]
Description:
The following item is a partial bill and signature from George Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, 1684-1739, on what appears to be a bill from the Exchequer, dated 1720. This document likely originated from George Montagu’s work as the Auditor of the Exchequer, a position that he held from 1714-1739. The signature matches that of Item 54: Partial Exchequer Receipt also from George Montagu.
Transcription:
[Front]
N 2522 Excheq[cut off] [Exchequer]
[Printed] By Vertue [sic][Virtue] of [cut off] This Bill (being[cut off] in like Bills) Entitles [cut off] Pounds with Interest [cut off] And is to be Current in a [cut off] Taxes And be received a[cut off] [an] Collectors thereof unde[cut off] [under] prescribed.
Halifax [Signature] 1720 [written in pencil by a second hand] Earl Halifax [written in pencil by a second hand]
[Back] Earl of Halifax [written in ink, by what appears to be a third hand] (1720) [written in ink, by what appears to be a third hand]
[Printed] By Vertue [sic][Virtue] of [cut off] This Bill (being[cut off] in like Bills) Entitles [cut off] Pounds with Interest [cut off] And is to be Current in a [cut off] Taxes And be received a[cut off] [an] Collectors thereof unde[cut off] [under] prescribed.
Halifax [Signature] 1720 [written in pencil by a second hand] Earl Halifax [written in pencil by a second hand]
[Back] Earl of Halifax [written in ink, by what appears to be a third hand] (1720) [written in ink, by what appears to be a third hand]
Creator
Repository Details
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570-408-7823 (Fax)
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