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Known by these pesents That I John Hawkes of Dearefeild
in Hampshire wthin ye Province of ye Massachuset Bay in New Engld
am Holden & stand firmly Bound & obliged by these pesents To
John Pynchon of Springfeild Esqr In the ful sum of Twelve
Pounds current money of New England to be pd unto ye sd John
Pynchon Esqr his heires executors administr or assignes To ye True
Paymt whereof I bind my selfe my heires executors administrators &
every of them firmely by these pesents
The condition of this obligation is such That If ye above Bounden John
Hawkes his heires executors administrators or assignes Doe wel & truly pay
or cause to be pd unto ye above named John Pynchon his heires exe=
cutors administrators, or assignes, in Springfeild ye ful Sum of Sixe
Pounds in current money of New England at or before ye 26th day
of March wch wil be in the yeare of or Lord one thousand seven
hundred wthout fraud or further delay then this above written
obligation to be void & of noe efect otherwise to abide in ful
force vertue & power, witness my hand & seale dated in Spring=
feild this 9th day of March 1698/9, In ye eleventh yeare of his Matie
Reigne

John Hawks
Witnesses are
John Holyoke
Edward Allyn
John Allen

Springfield 17th May 1714 then received
of Eliezer Hawkes as Administratour
to the estate of Colš John Pynchon deceased
the full Sum of Six pounds by
and [ ] Province Bills
by mee: John Pynchon

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John Hawks (1643-c1721) of Deerfield, Massachusetts, owed John Pynchon of Springfield, Massachusetts, 12 pounds. In this promissory note it states that if Hawks paid before March 26, 1700, he only had to pay 6 pounds. Hawks paid 6 lbs. on May 17, 1714, after Pynchon's death. Even though he should have paid 12 pounds because he was paying up well after the March date, the promissory note says that the "full Sum of Six pounds" was accepted.

 

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Promissory note to John Pynchon from John Hawks

creator   John Pynchon (1626-1703)
date   Mar 9, 1699
location   Springfield, Massachusetts
height   7.5"
width   6.0"
process/materials   manuscript, paper, ink
item type   Legal Documents/Bond
accession #   #L99.073


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