Part f. 4r - (i) ‘Promissory note’ from Jacob Tonson I to John Philips, 24 Nov. 1707, endorsed with (ii) a receipt from Robert Philips to Jacob Tonson II, 9 Jan. 1709

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Reference code

Crewe MS/21/f. 4r

Title

(i) ‘Promissory note’ from Jacob Tonson I to John Philips, 24 Nov. 1707, endorsed with (ii) a receipt from Robert Philips to Jacob Tonson II, 9 Jan. 1709

Date(s)

  • 9 Jan. 1709 (Creation)
  • 24 Nov. 1707 (Creation)

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Part

Extent and medium

1 folded sheet

Context area

Content and structure area

Scope and content

(i) Agrees to give Philips forty guineas for his poem Cyder, together with a certain number of copies of the book, and agrees terms for subsequent editions.

(ii) Acknowledges the receipt of ten guineas ‘in full of this note and all demands’.

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Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Pasted into Crewe MS 21 (f. 4r).

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