- Collection Overview
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- Access & Use
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Salomon, Haym, Promissory Note for a Bill of Exchange Sold to John Wilcocks and Nicholas Low, 1783 September 17
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Consists of a manuscript promissory note for a bill of exchange brokered by Haym Salomon for 1776 pounds, signed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by John Wilcocks and Nicholas Low, two New York merchants and developers, two weeks after the Treaty of Paris was signed and shortly before the British Army evacuated New York City. The note is endorsed by Salomon, and the docketing mentions financier Robert Morris, Jr. (1734-1806), for whom Salomon worked as a "Broker to the Office of Finance."
- Arrangement
Acquisitions are arranged alphabetically by author.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Purchased from the Old Print Shop in 2021 (AM 2022-026).
- Appraisal
No materials were separated from the collection during 2018-2023 processing.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by John Delaney in 2013. Finding aid updated by John Delaney in 2013; Kelly Bolding in 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2021; Faith Charlton in 2021; and Amy C. Vo in 2023.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
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- Credit this material:
Salomon, Haym, Promissory Note for a Bill of Exchange Sold to John Wilcocks and Nicholas Low; Leonard L. Milberg '53 Collection of Manuscripts, Correspondence, and Photographs, C0962, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (hsvm): Box 6
