Identity area
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)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
1 folded sheet
Context area
Name of creator
Name of creator
Repository
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’.
Endorsed ‘… read more
Conditions of access and use area
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Pasted into Crewe MS 21 (f. 4r).
Access points
Name access points
- Philips, John (1676-1709), poet (Subject)
- Tonson, Jacob (1655/6–1736), bookseller (Subject)
- Tonson, Jacob (1682–1735), bookseller (Subject)