In this promissory note, Hezekiah Newcomb agrees to pay his debt to the estate of Remembrance Sheldon in grain, cattle, or silver money. In the years following the American Revolution, hard currency was scarce and many debts were paid with goods instead.
Newcomb, Hezekiah. Promissory Note of Hezekiah Newcomb. February 9, 1790. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l04-040/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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