1867 Pre-War Cuban Merchant Credit Note to Ramón Carasa y Compañía on Commercial Paper with Escudo Revenue Stamp from Spanish Colonial Cuba
12291On offer is a complete manuscript-and-print pagaré issued in Havana on 8 June 1867, payable on 4 January 1868 to the order of Sres. D. Ramón Carasa y Compañía, in the amount of trescientos veinte y dos pesos [three hundred twenty-two pesos].
The note is signed by Victoriano Herrera, and records a debt for “valor de géneros comprados y recibidos á mi satisfacción” [value of goods purchased and received to my satisfaction], confirming that the obligation arises from a merchandise transaction rather than a cash loan.
The document bears a circular 75 centésimos de escudo revenue stamp, placing it within the brief escudo monetary period of Spanish colonial Cuba (1864–1870s). The reverse carries a clear filing notation and a well-struck oval merchant stamp reading “RAMON CARASA Y Cª / HABANA,” preserving both execution and commercial handling.
Issued just prior to the outbreak of the Ten Years’ War (October 1868), the note represents the structure of merchant credit at the end of the stable pre-war period, when goods were routinely extended on term through formalized negotiable instruments.
Condition: Complete and intact. Fold lines, moderate toning, and light edge wear consistent with business use. Small holes in left margin - appears this was removed from a larger financial ledger at some point. Manuscript text fully legible. Revenue stamp intact and clear. Manuscript text on recto and verso. Overall Good.
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