note of hand
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His creditors, hitherto most patient, besieged him, and in one case, where he had imprudently given his note of hand, he was threatened with a complaint to be lodged with his commanding officer.
From Quicksands by Adolph Streckfuss
Ralph was silent for several minutes; then he said— "Is this mortgage or note of hand or bill of sale—or whatever it is—for a large amount?"
From The Squire's Daughter by Silas K(itto) Hocking
Somehow or other he must get the passage money out of his father: he could borrow it on a note of hand and his father would have to pay when the creditors filed a suit.
From Stories from Tagore by Rabindranath Tagore
Too many things had already been stolen; he required a note of hand; but Sainte-Brute never gave notes of hand.
From Six Women and the Invasion by Gabrielle Yerta
Quick as lightning, I cut the thread, put in my fingers, drew out the very document of which I was in search, and the note of hand within it.
From Cora and The Doctor or Revelations of A Physician's Wife by Madeline Leslie
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