'receiving note' definitions:

Definition of 'receiving note'

From: GCIDE
  • Shipping note \Ship"ping note\ (Com.) A document used in shipping goods by sea. In the case of free goods the shipping notes are the
  • receiving note, addressed by the shipper to the chief officer of the vessel, requesting him to receive on board specified goods, and a receipt for the mate to sign, on receiving whose signature it is called the
  • mate's receipt, and is surrendered by the shipper for the bills of lading. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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