Bond for 3,000 pounds from Henry Bell to G.G. Ducarel
Name:
Henry Bell; Gerard Gustavus Ducarel
Date:
1788-04-01; 1794-01-17
Description:
A bond for 3000 pounds paid to G.G. Ducarel from Henry Bell and marked with a red wax seal. A print form with fields filled in by hand. Cursive English script, print.
Bonds were loan contracts with an obligation to return the borrowed money. Entities like governments and companies sold bonds to raise money, where an investor would provide money for the company by buying the bond, and the company would pay the investor interest.
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