acquittance
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Alas! my dear Charmer, my Interest alone, when you request the Favour, would be but a poor Compliment; I’ll take care his Acquittance shall be signed by three more of my Brother Priests.
From Zadig Or, The Book of Fate by Voltaire
You ought to practice writing Court-Martials, Returns, and Reports of all sorts, Acquittance Rolls, Muster Rolls, and Letter Writing; taking always great pains to have a good hand of writ and to spell well. 10th.
From A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861 by Wrong, George McKinnon
Rotten job, paying out, but ensures Generous Glow, and no expense unless you lose the Acquittance Roll.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 19, 1916 by Seaman, Owen, Sir
The intricacies of Acquittance Rolls and Imprest Accounts, and page 3 of the Soldier's Pay-Book, were meat and drink to him, and in general I must confess that I shamefully surrendered such delicacies to him.
From The Secret Battle by Herbert, A. P.
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