Receipt in Full Discharge of Claims
Received on this	day of	,from AB the sum of Rupees	 (Rs	)only, being in full discharge of all claims and demands which I have against him up to date.
CD        (Creditor)
Receipt of Account Due
Received on this	day of	, from AB through EF the sum of Rupees	{Rs	) only, being in full (or part) payment on his account of Rupees	due to me (or us).
CD        (Creditor)
Receipt for Bond Debt
I, the undersigned CD, hereby acknowledge to have this	day of	, received from AB the sum of Rupees	(Rs	)only, on account of the principal sum and interest due to me under the bond dated the day of	and executed by the said AB.
CD (Creditor)
Receipt for Endorsement on Bond
Received on this	day of	, from the within-named (or above) AB the sum of Rupees	(Rs	) only, being in full payment of the debt (or in part payment of the debt, or, being the instalment due, or, on account of interest due) under the within-written (or above) bond.
Sd.
Receipt for Loan
Borrowed and received on this	day of	, from CD the sum of Rupees	(Rs	) only, to be repaid within	years from this date, with interest at the rate of Rs	per cent per annum.
AB (Debtor)
Receipt for Price of Watch with Warranty
Received on this	day of	, from AB Rs	being the price of a watch warranted by us to keep correct time within	minutes per week, for	months from this date.
CD (Watchmaker) for X & Co.
Receipt for Sale of a Business
Received on this	day of	from Mr.	of	the sum of Rs	being the price for the sale of the business in	carried on by me under the name and style of	at	including all assets, liabilities, furniture, fittings, stock-in-trade, benefits and obligations of all pending contracts, permits, licences and engagement in connection with the said business. 
AB
Rent Receipt
Received from AB the sum of Rupees	only, on account of the rent of the house No	, situate at, etc., inclusive of all taxes, for the month of 	2000, Arrears	ni lfor Rs	).
CD (Landlord) (Date)

Rent Receipt in Bill Form
Bill No		Date	
AB {Tenant) Dr.	
To CD
-
Interest®	% p.a. will be charged if this bill is not settled within
a month from the date of its presentation.
Particulars	(Rs)
To the rent of the house	situate at,
etc. for the month of	,2000,
at Rs	per month
To Municipal and other taxes    ...
"   Arrears	
"    Interest on arrears
Total
E.&O.E. Received Rs	
	in full/part payment
Witness:	CD (Landlord)
Receipt at the End of Agreement
Received on the day and year first above-written from the above-named AB the sum of Rupees	(Rs	) only, being the deposit money (or, etc.), in terms of clause	of the above agreement.
Witness:	CD
Receipt for Mortgage Money (For Endorsement on Deed)
Received on this	day of	, from the within-named (or above- named) AB the sum of Rupees	(Rs	) only, being the amount (or balance) of the principal and interest due to me under the within-written (or above-written) mortgage deed.
Witness:	CD (Mortgagor)
Receipt of Title Deeds by Mortgagor
Received on this	day of	,from CD all the title deeds relating to the house (or, etc.), which had been mortgaged by me to the said CD on the 	day of	as that mortgage has this day been fully paid off.
Witness:	AB (Mortgagor)
Receipt of Title Deeds on Mortgage by Deposit of Title Deeds
Received on this	day of	, from AB etc., the following documents of title deposited by him at	as security for due repayment of the sum of Rs	advanced by me to him this day with interest thereon at the rate of	per cent per annum.
List of documents deposited—
1	
2		CD
Receipt by Creditor for Composition of Debt
Received on this	day of	, from AB of, etc., a payment from CD of, etc., the sum of Rupees	(Rs	)only, being a composition of 	in the rupee upon a debt of Rs	owing by the said AB to me, and which composition I accept in full satisfaction and discharge of the said debt, and I undertake to execute a formal release of the said debt at his request and expense.
Witness:	EF (Creditor)
Receipt for Earnest Money
I, the undersigned AB, hereby acknowledge to have this day of	, received from CD of etc. Rupees	(Rs	) only, as earnest money for the sale of my house (or, etc.), situate at, etc., free from all encumbrances which I have agreed to sell to him for Rs	, and execute the sale deed
on or before the 	 day of	, on receipt of Rs	, being the balance of the purchase money.
Witness:	AB (Vendor)
Receipt by Retiring Partner
I, the undersigned AB, of, etc., (retiring partner) hereby acknowledge to have this day received from CD of, etc., (continuing partner), the sum of Rupees	(Rs	)only being the full amount of all moneys due or owing to me in respect of my share in the partnership business of etc., carried
on under the firm name of, etc., by me in partnership with the said CD up to the	day of	, the date of my retirement from the said partnership.
Signed, etc.

Receipt by Residuary Legatees
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that we have respectively examined the foregoing accounts contained on this and the preceding	sheets of paper and the vouchers in support thereof, and that the same are correct. And we hereby severally acknowledge to have this day received from CD (or, CD and etc.), the executor (or executors) of the will (or the administrator, or the administrators of the estate) of the said AB deceased, the sum of Rupees	 (Rs	) only each in payment of our respective shares of the residuary estate under the said will, and in full discharge of all our respective claims and demands under the said will as shown in the said accounts. 
Signed, etc. Witness:
EF
GH	(Residuary Legatees)
■ Forms of Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement to Save Limitation
Dated	 I have received your letter dated	demanding Rs	due to you on account of a bond dated	executed by me in favour of	
I shall be much obliged if you will kindly wait for three months more within which time I hope to be able to pay the amount due.
Sd/--AB
Acknowledgement of Part Payment
Dated	 I hereby acknowledge that I have this	day of	paid Rs	in
part payment of the debt of Rs	which I borrowed from	on a pronote dated	executed by me in his favour.
Sd/-AB
Acknowledgement of Liability
Dated	
This is to acknowledge and place on record that a sum of Rs	has been found due from me on the basis of account settled between us and I bind myself to pay off the some by	

Declaration of Change of Surname
Know all men by these presents that I, the undersigned, do hereby absolutely renounce and abandon the use of my said surname of (original surname) and in lieu thereof assume and adopt the surname of (assumed surname) And for the purpose of evidencing such change of name I hereby declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds, documents and other writings and in all actions, suits and proceedings, as well as in all dealings and transactions, matters and things whatsoever and upon all occasions use and subscribe the said name of (assumed surname) as my surname in lieu of the said surname of (original surname) so abandoned as aforesaid.
And I therefore hereby expressly authorise and require all persons whomsoever at all times to designate, describe and address me and my heirs by such adopted surname of (assumed surname) only.
In witness whereof I have hereto subscribed my christened name of (christened name) and my adopted and substituted surname of (assumed surname) this	day of	
Signed, sealed and delivered by the
above-named 	 in
the presence of
Signature with original surname
Signature with assumed surname