note of hand

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I knew very well that a note of hand was as good as money, and was quite satisfied with the trade—only, the time of payment was too long distant to suit me.

From Told by the Death's Head A Romantic Tale by J?kai, M?r

For what was requisitioned they obtained, if they insisted, a note of hand, often scribbled in pencil and almost illegible, but at least proving they had been deprived of something.

From Six Women and the Invasion by Yerta, Gabrielle

I heard him mumbling as he went downstairs: "I came to collect a note of hand for three thousand francs——" "Bravo, my dear Rochebrune, and a thousand thanks!" said Balloquet.

From Fr?d?rique; vol. 1 by Kock, Charles Paul de

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 Tagore, Rabindranath

Why is a note of hand like a rosebud?

From The Handbook of Conundrums by Ordway, Edith B.