signed unbound
1785
by GIBSON, JOHN (1740 - 1822)
1785. unbound. 1 page, 4 x 8.5 inches, no place, no date, but part of a recently discovered archive consisting of his business papers, circa 1785. This document is a promissory note agreeing to pay Asher Miller "Eighteen Pounds - Nine Shillings and One Penney, in lawful money, on demand with lawful interest." Signed twice in full: "John Gibson." Small stain and pencil notation on the lower right corner; still very good condition. Gibson was a veteran of the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War, the American Revolutionary War, Tecumseh's War, and the War of 1812. (Inventory #: 243077)