{"title":"Virginia","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"1825-virginia-chancery-appeal-bond-superior-court-of-chancery-fredericksburg-henry-lee-daniel-carmichael-westmoreland-county","title":"1825 Virginia Chancery Appeal Bond – Superior Court of Chancery, Fredericksburg – Henry Lee \u0026 Daniel Carmichael – Westmoreland County","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"4be9756d-7202-4cd6-8961-8ed15cfb82df\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2797\" data-end=\"2959\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2842\"\u003eVirginia Chancery Appeal Bond\u003c\/strong\u003e executed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2855\" data-end=\"2868\"\u003eJuly 1825\u003c\/strong\u003e in connection with litigation before the \u003cstrong data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"2958\"\u003eSuperior Court of Chancery at Fredericksburg\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2961\" data-end=\"3400\"\u003eThe printed legal form, completed entirely in manuscript, records the appeal of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3069\"\u003eHenry Lee and Ann R. Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e from a chancery decree rendered on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3122\"\u003eJune 15, 1825\u003c\/strong\u003e, in a suit involving \u003cstrong data-start=\"3144\" data-end=\"3221\"\u003eRichard Stuart, Elizabeth McCarty, William S. Jett, and McKenzie Beverley\u003c\/strong\u003e. Henry Lee and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3237\" data-end=\"3258\"\u003eDaniel Carmichael\u003c\/strong\u003e, acting as surety, entered into a bond in the penal sum of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3318\" data-end=\"3326\"\u003e$200\u003c\/strong\u003e, guaranteeing payment of costs and damages should the decree be affirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3402\" data-end=\"3811\"\u003eThe reverse contains contemporary affidavits and acknowledgments executed in \u003cstrong data-start=\"3479\" data-end=\"3512\"\u003eWestmoreland County, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e, on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3517\" data-end=\"3534\"\u003eJuly 26, 1825\u003c\/strong\u003e, certifying the financial sufficiency of the surety and the proper execution of the bond. The document features multiple original signatures, printed seal devices, period docketing, and the attractive typography characteristic of early nineteenth-century Virginia legal forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3813\" data-end=\"4148\"\u003ePresented in very good condition with expected filing folds, light age toning, and strong manuscript entries, this is an appealing example of an early Virginia equity court record. It will interest collectors of Virginia legal history, Westmoreland County records, chancery litigation, genealogy, and early American judicial documents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4150\" data-end=\"4506\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4150\" data-end=\"4168\"\u003eResearch Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Because the principal appellant is named \u003cstrong data-start=\"4210\" data-end=\"4223\"\u003eHenry Lee\u003c\/strong\u003e and the case originated in \u003cstrong data-start=\"4251\" data-end=\"4274\"\u003eWestmoreland County\u003c\/strong\u003e, additional genealogical research may determine whether he belonged to the prominent Lee family of Virginia. If such a connection can be documented, it would materially enhance the document's historical importance and market value. However, we cannot be certain that this is the father of Robert E Lee. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52597805842714,"sku":null,"price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1870.jpg?v=1785241293"},{"product_id":"1789-french-naval-letter-from-new-york-concerning-the-frigate-la-belle-poule-virginia-shipwreck-comte-de-grasse-yorktown","title":"1789 French Naval Letter from New York Concerning the Frigate La Belle Poule – Virginia Shipwreck – Comte de Grasse – Yorktown","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"282\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"118\"\u003eFrench Autograph Letter Signed (ALS) Regarding the Wreck of the French Warship \u003cem data-start=\"100\" data-end=\"116\"\u003eLa Belle Poule\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"118\" data-end=\"121\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"130\"\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"158\"\u003eNew York, June 12, 1789\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"161\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"179\"\u003ePlace Written:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York City\u003cbr data-start=\"193\" data-end=\"196\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"209\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e French\u003cbr data-start=\"216\" data-end=\"219\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"230\"\u003eLength:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 1½ pages (plus integral address leaf)\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"506\"\u003eThis is an important French-language manuscript written in New York shortly after the American Revolution concerning the French naval frigate \u003cstrong data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"444\"\u003eLa Belle Poule\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the most celebrated vessels of the French Royal Navy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"752\"\u003eThe letter is addressed simply to \u003cstrong data-start=\"542\" data-end=\"556\"\u003e\"Monsieur\"\u003c\/strong\u003e and appeals to a senior French official for assistance in recovering cargo from the frigate \u003cem data-start=\"649\" data-end=\"669\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"650\" data-end=\"668\"\u003eLa Belle Poule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, which had run aground on the coast of \u003cstrong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"721\"\u003eVirginia\u003c\/strong\u003e during the previous September.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"787\"\u003eThe writer specifically mentions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1x4iw2f\" data-start=\"789\" data-end=\"821\"\u003ethe frigate \u003cstrong data-start=\"803\" data-end=\"821\"\u003eLa Belle Poule\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"r7rl69\" data-start=\"822\" data-end=\"847\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"824\" data-end=\"847\"\u003ethe Comte de Grasse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5n3bl3\" data-start=\"848\" data-end=\"888\"\u003ethe wreck on the coast of \u003cstrong data-start=\"876\" data-end=\"888\"\u003eVirginia\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tu45qg\" data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"941\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"941\"\u003eYork River \/ Yorktown area (Court House Creek)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14fu47r\" data-start=\"942\" data-end=\"981\"\u003erecovered cargo being held in storage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"10orl6i\" data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1022\"\u003eexpenses being demanded before release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"eda5xf\" data-start=\"1023\" data-end=\"1117\"\u003ea request that French authorities order the custodian to release the property without charge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1122\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"18huw03\" data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1148\"\u003eTranslation (Summary)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1150\" data-end=\"1177\"\u003eNew York, June 12, 1789\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1181\" data-end=\"1185\"\u003eSir,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1394\"\u003eI have the honor of reminding Your Excellency that the vessel \u003cem data-start=\"1252\" data-end=\"1268\"\u003eLa Belle Poule\u003c\/em\u003e, belonging to the squadron of the Count de Grasse, was wrecked during the month of September last upon the coast of Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1399\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003eThe rum and various other articles of the cargo were saved, but an individual has taken possession of them under the pretext of preserving them for the State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1717\"\u003eThe rum is presently stored at Court House Creek, where the custodian insists upon payment of storage charges and other expenses before returning it to me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1722\" data-end=\"1873\"\u003eThis appears unjust to me, since the cargo was never unlawfully taken and had been transported aboard one of our vessels where it had long been useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1878\" data-end=\"2080\"\u003eI hope that Your Excellency will be pleased to issue an order directing the custodian to surrender the property, if it is still there, without expense to the vessel that I intend to send to retrieve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2112\"\u003eI have the honor to remain,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2117\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003eYour very humble and obedient servant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2160\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1353kst\" data-start=\"2162\" data-end=\"2186\"\u003eHistorical Importance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2188\" data-end=\"2262\"\u003eThis is a fascinating post-Revolutionary French naval document connecting:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2488\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"11hgrgf\" data-start=\"2264\" data-end=\"2309\"\u003eFrench naval operations in American waters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1w7s7i\" data-start=\"2310\" data-end=\"2353\"\u003eThe aftermath of the American Revolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1c2ege4\" data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2383\"\u003eVirginia maritime commerce.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"b4tfh2\" data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2413\"\u003eSalvage of shipwreck cargo.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"3rg3q1\" data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2488\"\u003eDiplomatic correspondence between French officials in the United States.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2490\" data-end=\"2657\"\u003eThe mention of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2505\" data-end=\"2526\"\u003eCourt House Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e is particularly significant, as it lies in the Yorktown area, where French naval activity remained important after the Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2659\" data-end=\"2839\"\u003eAlthough \u003cstrong data-start=\"2668\" data-end=\"2717\"\u003eAdmiral François Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse\u003c\/strong\u003e had returned to France years earlier, his squadron and its vessels continued to be referenced in official correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2841\" data-end=\"2952\"\u003eLetters concerning the disposition of cargo from French naval wrecks in American waters are rarely encountered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2954\" data-end=\"2957\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"2959\" data-end=\"2971\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2973\" data-end=\"2983\"\u003eVery Good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"2985\" data-end=\"3162\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1et7c5\" data-start=\"2985\" data-end=\"3030\"\u003eComplete letter with integral address leaf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"ec9nfp\" data-start=\"3031\" data-end=\"3067\"\u003eStrong, elegant French manuscript.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"8ds6dj\" data-start=\"3068\" data-end=\"3092\"\u003eTypical mailing folds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14kfxeb\" data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3111\"\u003eMinor edge wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1p27eyy\" data-start=\"3112\" data-end=\"3137\"\u003eLight scattered toning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ef9jyq\" data-start=\"3138\" data-end=\"3162\"\u003eExcellent readability.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52597957722394,"sku":null,"price":900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1873.jpg?v=1785245109"},{"product_id":"1767-colonial-virginia-land-office-application-5-000-acre-frontier-survey-indian-path-wigwam-pre-revolutionary-manuscript","title":"1767 Colonial Virginia Land Office Application – 5,000 Acre Frontier Survey – Indian Path \u0026 Wigwam – Pre-Revolutionary Manuscript","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"309\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an original manuscript \u003cstrong data-start=\"182\" data-end=\"227\"\u003eVirginia frontier land office application\u003c\/strong\u003e requesting a survey of \u003cstrong data-start=\"251\" data-end=\"266\"\u003e5,000 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e in the western lands of colonial Virginia.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"cd6f896b-5015-41eb-866f-3baee7fb9ab7\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2792\" data-end=\"3123\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eOriginal colonial Virginia manuscript land application dated \u003cstrong data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"2869\"\u003eMay 15, 1767\u003c\/strong\u003e, requesting the survey of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2896\" data-end=\"2911\"\u003e5,000 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e in the Great Valley of western Virginia. Signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"2963\" data-end=\"2978\"\u003eJohn McNutt\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"2983\" data-end=\"3000\"\u003eRoger McNeill\u003c\/strong\u003e, the document represents an early stage in the acquisition of frontier lands only nine years before American independence.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3125\" data-end=\"3594\"\u003eThe application provides a vivid description of the proposed tract using natural and frontier landmarks rather than surveyed boundaries. It locates the property near the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3295\" data-end=\"3319\"\u003ehead of Beaver Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e, where \u003cstrong data-start=\"3327\" data-end=\"3366\"\u003ean Indian path crosses Willing Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e, beginning at \u003cstrong data-start=\"3381\" data-end=\"3409\"\u003ea large limestone spring\u003c\/strong\u003e, continuing over the mountain, and specifically notes the location of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3480\" data-end=\"3500\"\u003ean Indian wigwam\u003c\/strong\u003e before directing completion of the survey according to the terms of the Virginia Land Office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3959\"\u003eManuscripts documenting the opening of Virginia's western frontier are increasingly scarce, particularly those preserving contemporary references to Native American travel routes and settlements. Unlike the more commonly encountered engraved land patents, this is the original application requesting the survey itself—a significant survival from the colonial era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3961\" data-end=\"4363\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eWritten on laid paper with a contemporary docket on the reverse reading \u003cstrong data-start=\"4033\" data-end=\"4078\"\u003e\"Survey for 5000 [acres], May 15th 1767,\"\u003c\/strong\u003e this manuscript is an outstanding artifact of colonial land speculation, westward expansion, and early American frontier history. An excellent addition for collectors of colonial Virginia, land grants, Native American history, Appalachian settlement, and eighteenth-century Americana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"311\" data-end=\"333\"\u003eThe document is dated:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"353\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"353\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"353\"\u003eMay 15, 1767\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"387\"\u003eand is signed by the applicants:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"483\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1hkscvy\" data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"406\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eJohn McNutt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gfy0yu\" data-start=\"407\" data-end=\"483\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"426\"\u003eRoger McNeill\u003c\/strong\u003e (surname spelling varies slightly in period handwriting)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"ir7acx\" data-start=\"485\" data-end=\"507\"\u003eText (essentially)\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"941\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"511\" data-end=\"941\"\u003e\"An application given by John McNutt and Roger McNeill for five thousand acres of land in the Great Valley within three or four of the Head of Beaver Creek where an Indian path crosses Willing Hill, beginning at a large limestone spring to the left hand... over the hill above mentioned where there was an Indian wigwam and down the north side of the mountain till the survey be completed, complying with the terms of the office.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"943\" data-end=\"983\"\u003eThe reverse bears a contemporary docket:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote 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