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Promissory Note from P. A. Lamping to A. Cohn & Co.

Manuscript promissory note for $50 in gold coin, signed by P. A. Lamping, a prominent Downieville banker, and payable to A. Cohn & Co. Dated June 29, 1870, in Downieville, California. The note specifies a 1% monthly interest rate and includes a clause stating the note is due upon sale of Lamping's Primrose Quartz Mine. Three two-cent Internal Revenue stamps are affixed to the note. The Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley holds a collection of A. Cohn & Co. receipts (1866-1877).

Associated People/Businesses

Lamping, P. A.
A. Cohn & Co.
Cohen, A(Arthur) A.

Geography

Downieville

Subjects

Promissory notes
Finance
Jewish merchants

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 13, Folder 9