In Witness Of Whereof Three Bill Of Lading All Of This Tenor And Date Have Been Signed

[dodo]

Hi all,
there is a clause on B/L " in witness of whereof three Bill of lading all of this tenor and date have been signed, one of which is accomplished, the others will stand avoid"

Please kindly help to explain the phrase "all of this tenor and date"?

Thank you so much!

[picant]

Hi Pal,

tenor means maturity, but in this case that all the original bills of lading have the same value and date. So each bill is valid, by itself.
Other comments appreciated
Ciao

[CristianD]

I fully agree with Picant that tenor refers to validity of bill, each one functioning as a standalone (independent) document until one of them is surrendered in exchange of goods when the other cease to be valid.