Promissory Note - P. Melvin Cohen to Col. F. I. Moses, Charleston, SC, August 2, 1860

A handwritten promissory note from P. Melvin Cohen to Col. F. I. Moses, dated Charleston, SC, August 2, 1860. The note states that P. Melvin Cohen promises to pay Col. F. I. Moses the sum of $46.67 (stated as "Forty Six Dollars & 67 cents") twelve months from the date, with the amount due August 2, 1861. The note also indicates "value received". The verso includes an endorsement by Moses dated December 5, 1867. The document is written on lined paper in an ornate cursive script typical of the period.

Associated People/Businesses

• Col. F. I. Moses (Payee)
• P. Melvin Cohen (Promisor)
• Moses, Col. F. J. (Franklin Israel Moses, Sr.)
• Cohen, P. Melvin (1808-75)

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

• Promissory notes
• Financial records
• Charleston, SC
• 1860s
• Lawyers
• Doctors
• Politics
• Banking
• Jewish history
• Antebellum South
• American Civil War
• Legal documents

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 23, Folder 11