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№ 129

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30 September 2021

Hammer Price:
£150

Paper Money, Salisbury, Sarum City Bank, two-month sight bills (2), for One Hundred Pounds, 1 November 1808, no. 3476, pay John Rooke Esqr with interest at 4%, and for Seventy Pounds, 30 May 1809 [original date 13 June 1809 crossed through], no. 4061, pay Mr John Rooke with interest at 3 1/2%, both for Burrough & Co, signed by Michael Burrough, vignettes of shepherdess at top left; together with a note in the hand of Michael Burrough for a total of Seventy Pounds in four interest payments made between June 1807 and June 1810 [3]. Bankruptcy stamps 31 August 1810 on backs and other light notations, first with piece missing from right edge, otherwise first two very fine £80-£100