State of Massachusetts BayFor value received for the use of the State of Massachusetts Bay, I do in behalf of said State hereby promise and oblige myself and successors in the office of treasurer to pay the possessor of this note the sum of [blank] by the first day of January, one thousand seven hundred and eighty three, with interest at six per cent per annum: -- the interest to be paid annually
[s.n.]1778-01-01