THESE NOTES ARE TAKEN FROM BITS OF PAPER, LETTERS AND JOURNAL ENTRIES FOUND IN AN OLD CHEST BELONGING TO WILLIAM G. ROBBINS (1840-1919) THEY ARE THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF WILLIAM AND HIS SONS ELISHA, MERLE, WILLIE & ORA

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED NOV 27, 1865 From Danice Gullett to Daniel Robins for $16.00

AGREEMENT DATED MAY 21, 1870 Between G.H. Dyer and James Robbins. Dyer had a contract with the Licking (?) River Mining Company to furnish 25,000 feet of saw logs and James was to receive half of the pay.

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED OCTOBER 28, 1873 From William Robbins to J. Cole. $9.00

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED JANUARY 21, 1874 From William Robbins to Henry Cantrell. $3.00 (Henry Cantrell b cir 1806, married Rachel Blanton?)

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED JUNE 18, 1874 From William Robbins to W.W. Brown. $1.50 (William Brown b 1805 d 1886, married Elizabeth Fyffe?)

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED JANUARY 21, 1875 From Wm Robbins to A.S. Day. 75 cents for one quart of Brandy

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED AUGUST 10, 1880 From William Robbins to William Kosebery. $20.00 in good sound corn or clean wheat by Oct 1, 1881 in consideration of lands.

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED AUGUST 10, 1880 From William Robbins to William Bradley. $6.00 for value received by Oct 1, 1881

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED JUNE 4, 1881 From William Robbins to H.W. Hutchinson. $1.50

December 13 1895 IOU issued to B.F. LeMaster for $15.00 by James Dulin, witnessed by J. LeMaster (Benjamin Franklin LeMaster, b 1861?)

April 7th 1897 IOU issued to Wm. Robbins for a bushel of corn by James Dulin.

September 26 1898 IOU issued to Susan Smith for $2.00 by William Robbins (Susan Dulin b 1824, Basel's sister, married David Smith?)(Susanna m to Elisha Smith?)

PROMISSORY NOTE MAY 11, 1950 Ora and Jane Robbins promise to pay Lester and Altie Robbins $500.00 12 months after this date.

PROMISORY NOTE DATED MAY 11, 1950 >From Jane Robbins & Ora Robbins to Willie Smith. They promise to pay Willie $200.00 eight months after the date for cash received. (Willie Smith b 1888, married Mary Alice Pack?)

PROMISSORY NOTE MAY 12, 1951 Ora Robbins promises to pay Commercial Bank of West Liberty, KY $475.00 8 months after this date. Number 038663, Witnessed by Willie Smith and Roy Smith

PROMISSORY NOTE DATED MARCH 10, 1952 >From Ora Robbins to Ray Smith. $32.50 to be paid when Ora's barn is completed and Ray is to give Floyd Wright credit for this amount.

PROMISSORY NOTE MARCH 28, 1952 Ora Robbins promises to pay Commercial Bank of West Liberty, KY $200.00 10 months after this date. Number 042056, Witnessed by Willie Smith and Roy Smith

They were transcribed in May, 1997 by

Darrold Crites
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Fairborn, OH 45324
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Notations in parentheses are those of the transcriber. Spelling & Grammar is as written.

Jennifer Black
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