{"product_id":"12291","title":"1867 Pre-War Cuban Merchant Credit Note to Ramón Carasa y Compañía on Commercial Paper with Escudo Revenue Stamp from Spanish Colonial Cuba","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn 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]. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe note is signed by Victoriano Herrera, and records a debt for\u003cem\u003e “valor de géneros comprados y recibidos á mi satisfacción”\u003c\/em\u003e [value of goods purchased and received to my satisfaction], confirming that the obligation arises from a merchandise transaction rather than a cash loan.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 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 \u003cem\u003e“RAMON CARASA Y Cª \/ HABANA,”\u003c\/em\u003e preserving both execution and commercial handling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIssued 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katz Fine Manuscripts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51086808088882,"sku":"12291","price":349.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/8612\/8618\/files\/0012291_image.png?v=1776963263","url":"https:\/\/katzfinemanuscripts.com\/products\/12291","provider":"Katz Fine Manuscripts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}