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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Promissory Note Made out to a Montreal Merchant |
| Library | University of Alberta |
| Date | 18 Jun 1676 |
| Description | An early promissory note, made out at Montreal. The note was most likely provided to Aubuchon by Germaneau in exchange for fur trade goods. As there was no payment date stated, they probably had a payment schedule in mind, perhaps at the end of the fur trading season, or when Germaneau was expecting to be paid his soldiering wages in hard currency by the government of New France. |
| Document Type | Business Records, Manuscript |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce |
| Keywords | beaver note, currency, employment, fur trade, fur trader, language, livre, merchant, payment, promissory note, trade |
| Countries | Canada |
| Places | Montreal; New France |
| People | Joachim Germaneau; Jean Aubuchon |
| Language | French |
| Additional Information |
Translation: "At Montreal, 18 June 1676. I undersigned confess to owe the sum of 57 livres to Jean Aubuchon, bourgeois of Montreal. (signed) Joachim Germaneau" Docketed: "18 June 1676. Promise for 57 livres by Germaneau. 62. Initials and flourish." Joachim Germaneau (?-1717) arrived in Canada in 1665 as a soldier. He is known to have been an outfitter in the fur trade between 1692 and 1694. He, as with most military men of the time in New France, probably participated in the fur trade during his official assignments prior to 1692. Jean Aubuchon dit l’Espereance was a fur trader in Montreal, and brother-in-law to the Royal Notary Adhemar. At one point in his career, he was fined 50 livres for trading liquor with the Indians, which was strictly prohibited. Please note that some of the metadata and translations for this document are taken from the University of Alberta library finding aid, with information originally compiled by Bjarne Tokerud Bookseller Inc. |
| Copyright | University of Alberta |
