note of hand
Example Sentences
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"A note of hand, and without security, I believe."
From Oldfield A Kentucky Tale of the Last Century by Banks, Nancy Huston
I'll bet my soul you've lent him a few hundred rupees, and then taken a note of hand for three thousand!
From Stories from Tagore by Tagore, Rabindranath
A few thousands on your simple note of hand?
From A Double Knot by Fenn, George Manville
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
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 Yerta, Gabrielle