Name of the colony and date of exercise on the left, date and value at the top, due date, name of the beneficiary and their position in the center, number on the left, signatures of the drawee on the left and the drawer on the right, Endorsement in three lines., Isle de France is the former name of Mauritius, a French colony between 1715 and 1810 whose capital was Port Louis. This Promissory note was used in the colonies during the Ancien Régime and the French Revolution. In this case, the "Traite" is for 3,000 livres, which the treasurer general of the colonies (M. de St James) is requested to pay to M. Estève before December 30, 1780. M. Estève appeared to be responsible for goods and ammunition for King Louis XVI.Signatures of Baudard de Saint-James (Trésorier Général des Colonies) and of Hulot ("votre très-humble & très obéissant Serviteur)., Payé à l'ordre de Mr. Pierre Anglade / valeur reçue comptant, à l'Isle de France le vingt aoust 1780 [signature]