Braintree, (Massachusetts), August 25, 1764. 3 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (85 x 193 mm). Promissory note, in a secreterial hand, promising to pay Peter Boylston Adams, younger brother of future second president John Adams, the sum of ten shillings and eight pence. Annotated by John Adams at bottom: "This was paid Sept 26th 1766", also annotated by Peter on verso. Creased along center from original fold; scattered spotting. Lot includes an engraved portrait of Adams.