note of hand
Example Sentences
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Joe drawed up a note of hand for Ike to sign, which Ike did; and Ike never thought no more about it.
From Quodlibet by Kennedy, John Pendleton
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 Streckfuss, Adolph
What’s the use of his note of hand?
From The Vicar's People by Fenn, George Manville
“His first note of hand to me is due next month.”
From The Mystery of The Barranca by Whitaker, Herman
He was already sufficiently startled by a letter from the Temple of the Tirthankers at Benares, enclosing a native banker's note of hand for three hundred rupees, and an amazing prayer to 'Almighty God.'
From Kim by Kipling, Rudyard