A War Finance Bond for Keyser Karel VI

Title

A War Finance Bond for Keyser Karel VI

Creator

Kayser Karel VI

Date

6 January 1734

Format

Folded: 25 x 38.7cm, Unfolded: 49.7 x 38.7cm

Abstract

A bond printed on a paper bifolium. The first three pages are all printed text. The last page has been filled in by hand in some sections, and there is a signature visible near the bottom. A paper seal is in the lower right corner, and there are interest payments written in on the lower left corner dating until 1741.

Description

Part Transcription: "Wy Karel de Zesde, door Gods genade verkooren Rooms Keyfer Dus getekent in Amsterdam [blank].

Provenance

Acquired by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 1988. Donated by Mr. Seymour Schulich in 2017.

Contributor

William Gideon Deutz, Mayor of Amsterdam, signee.

Language

Dutch

Coverage

Netherlands

Identifier

069

Files

Recto
Pages 2 and 3
Verso

Citation

Kayser Karel VI, “A War Finance Bond for Keyser Karel VI,” Schulich-Woolf Rare Book Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://schulichwoolf.omeka.net/items/show/575.