{"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":466.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1870.jpg?v=1785241293","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/en-ca\/products\/1825-virginia-chancery-appeal-bond-superior-court-of-chancery-fredericksburg-henry-lee-daniel-carmichael-westmoreland-county","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}