(Upper Louisiana) - J. H. Hortiz Promissory Note for 125 Piasteres 80 sols 10 deniers current money to Antoine Soulard \"...for Surveying my Lands...\" St. Louis June 17, 1804. Very Fine. This is the first, and earliest, of four J. H. Hortiz-accomplished financial instruments in the Newman Collection and, like all of the documents cataloged in this sale, offered at public auction for the first time. These notes have long been part of the diverse panorama of Missouri currencies and financial documents in the Eric P. Newman Collection. Issuer Joseph Alvarez Hortiz (whose last name is spelled in various ways on the notes and endorsements) arrived from Spain in 1753 as a soldier. A well-educated man, he was the secretary for both Governors Trudeau and Delassus. This promissory note is for surveying services from Antoine Soulard in \"Current Money.\" Antoine Soulard was Surveyor-general for the Spanish government. French-born Soulard mapped the upper Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in 1795. Lewis and Clark studied his map before setting out on their journey. Laid paper, 18.5 cm by 12.0 cm. Docketed \"Billet de Mr./Joph. Hortis [note irregularity of name here]/125s..85s..10\" and with two lengthy back endorsements signed by Soulard. This is yet another very important document, endorsed on the back by prominent mapmaker Soulard. Note the length of time from issuance to final endorsements from 1804 to 1806. The condition is excellent for a document such as this. Choice. There are some folds, none severe, and very petty splits. The paper has much remaining body. The pen accomplishment on both sides is striking. The back endorsements by Soulard are in the hand of well-educated man with an ornate vanity signature. This would certainly be a treasure to a collector of Midwestern American maps or items associated with the Lewis and Clark expedition. Another museum piece that has been in Eric's Cabinet for multiple decades. French Transcription: Bon pour Cent Vingt Cinq piastres, quatrevingt Sols et dix dign. arg't Courant que je payerai al'ordre demr. Antoine Soulard Rglemt. pour apart d'Arpantage a mes terres; St. Louis 17 juin 1804. xx125xxx85xx10xx10 Translation: Good for one hundred twenty-five piastres, eighty-five sols and ten deniers current money which I will pay to the order of Mr. Antoine Soulard. Settlement for surveying part of my lands; St. Louis June 17, 1804. French Endorsement Transcriptions: Re?u accompte pour m?me Somme Pay?e a Mr. Beret [?] et Cie. quarante six piastres. St. Louis 29 may 1806[?] Ante. Soulard 10 [and] Re?u accompte la somme de trante [trente] neuf piastres et trante sept sols, six deniers. St. Louis 25 Juin 1806 Ant. Soulard Translations: ___ Received on account for same sum paid to Mr. Beret and Co. forty six piastres. St. Louis May 1806 Received on account the sum of thirty-nine piasters and thirty-seven sols, six deniers St. Louis June 25, 1806 Ex: Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. \n\n
From Newman VIII (Heritage Auctions, 11/2017), lot 28326, realized $1680. Image and description courtesy of Heritage Auctions, https://ha.com.
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