State Of Nj Promissory Note Form: Fill & Download for Free

Do you have a promissory note? (IOU?) You can, depending on the laws in their state of residence, sue them in small claims court. Best not to get lawyers involved, when that happens only the lawyers win.It may seem like a lot of money but $2300 is not a lot of money.Consult a real lawyer.

The Civil War was a big event in my family on my mother’s side. Her ancestors came to the US from Great Britain in the early 1800s & became manufacturers & whaling captains. They eventually settled in Newark, NJ.My great-great-grandfather was a young man when the Civil War started. According to family lore, he & his family were strong Abolitionists & viewed slavery as a scourge to be removed from their country. Great great grandpa enlisted right away & found himself shipped off to the South not long afterward.I’m not sure of which battle it was, but great-great grandpa was captured by the Confederates. He was held in a local POW camp somewhere in the Carolinas. Eventually, there was POW exchange between the North & South & he was able to make his way home. Before he was released, he had to sign a “promissory note” stating that he would never take up arms again against the Confederacy on “pain of death”. In other words, if he was captured again while fighting for the North, he would be executed.He eventually made his way back to NJ & ended up going into NYC & re-enlisting under an assumed name. Once again, he fought in the south, except this time he lasted until Lee surrendered. He returned to NJ & his wife & promptly started a family.When he passed away, my great great grandmother was entitled to a veteran’s pension for his service. She had to apply for two pensions since he served under two names. Family lore still tells of her trials & tribulations of proving that my great-great-grandfather was really the person he was even though he had enlisted under an assumed name. Great-great grandma must have been hell on wheels because she eventually did receive the two pensions due to her!This affected my family in two ways: my mother developed an overwhelming passion for the Civil War (she was a high school librarian, too!). She knew more facts about battles, generals, living conditions, etc than most scholars. She dragged my father and me to every single Civil War battlefield. Yep - I’ve been to every one. Plus to the homes & plantations of all of the generals (both northern & southern) & key players in the war. Later, after my father died, I went to Civil War Round Table meetings once a month with her. She was one of the few women present. She read every book on Lincoln & Jefferson Davis as well as their spouses & families. She knew about battlefield strategies, troop movements as well as body counts. Both she & my father donated to Civil War preservation societies. I’ll also mention that she was a big fan of Gone With the Wind…The second way it affected my family is that there was a picture of my great great grandfather in his Civil War uniform (although I don’t know if it’s from his first enlistment or his second). My mother had the photo blown up to portrait-size & had it framed. It held a place of honor in the family room & she loved to point it out to visitors. In it, he’s holding a rifle & sporting a sword off his belt. She had copies made for her brothers & sisters (who very nicely accepted them & promptly put them in the basement or attic) I know his sword was still in my grandmother’s possession when my mother was a child, but I’m not sure where it is now or who has it.Lucky me now has the portrait (okay, honestly, it’s in the attic..) as well as the family Bible that details his adventures.