The evening world., 1893-10-27
OLDEST WASHINGTON RELIC.
Mortgage Executed by William
dc Washington in 1876.
Now in PoescSslon of New York
Mnnuscr Dealer.

Mr.. William Baker; a widely known
New York dcairr IN manuscripts, au-
tngraph letter. aul things Of that
nature. returned last week from Eng
land, and hrrurht with him. If not th"
most nt"roslh-, probably the oldest
Wushinrtun document that ever came to-
america aud as great inter st viii
always h" felt H. WashiuHtOn and his
pr,arnitprs. coat of arms ana the early
history of Tia. family, few words as to
the document may perhaps b" # value"
to those who have devoted time nui
Thought To- affairs Of tn. Washington
family, says the i,stun Transcript.
The paper In question Is a decd. or
possibly an instrument, answering t.
our modern m,rtgaga. executed hy VIII
lam dc Washington, tn" last Of TIA"
Washington fInily who held an estate
In the County of Durham EnIIan !,
written in munkish Latin, dated in 1870
and to which his s"ui H. appended. me
dral ana seal are Ia perfect r"nliii IN,
aud IN" translation of the former Is az
flllJWs
"Nnow all men present and to CONT"
that l. William de WASHINGTON, knight
hay" given, granted ana hy TINS my
present charter hay" continued to vii
lam de- IilEyK"stun yearly rent ot ~"
arising out Of all my lands ANA t"n"-
mrntS with their appUrt"uHur'S, IN lh'
hshppric of Durham to- nav" ana r.
coive tho aforesaid annual rem - ~"
| aforesaid " liam of lldNk"eioh' rs
heirs and ~ signs forever, at two yearly
/ terms. to wit, at the feast Of l',nt"c"si
and St. Martins in Winter by equal
! rrrtiuus. and II II shall happen ihh'
| IN" aforesaid annual rent ol ihr ai"f'-
said 20, for any pr"nut"d term; Tor on"
day In part or in whole, shall b. IN ar
rear then 1t snu,l be lawful for IN"
/ nf fDrosnid William dc lilayk"atun, h'4
all l.H HFl Il
/ t"nrm"nts, with thor appurtrnAnc%S,
/ to enter and to listrIin and to tax"
away and retain the d."'ra MS tHl'I ia"
Aforesaid rent together with the ar
! rclrs, If any there shall h". shall b.
/ fuzzy satisfied. In testimony OF Which,
| t. this present cnnrter | have aI'iNoi
/ my seal, th"s" being witnesses, Thomas
/ SurtnyS knight, Robert de tulud"sS
| Knight. Robert de- l'mframuill Knight
| and others. given Mt bun, low on tn"
| Il nrtccnth day of April IN tn" year
Of our Lord 1870"
| The instrument was probably executed
at mn annual meeting of har"nS Of tn"
| court Of tn" county of Durham. wh"r"
| they r"surtod to adjust legal affairs Of
! this nature.
/ otherwise the wltu"ss's- non" of whom
] could read or write. would IE1N1'r have
| been gathered together, Tn" family
! names and IN many cases tn" ""ih' :,
| still exist In durham, and tn" writer
/ has frequently been at that of Thomas
! SurtnyS the nam" having been modified
to Surt"cs which land Is IN tn" sam"
| county iv" or six mites nrrin ni llpuHh-
| ton L. Spring, in rather inaccessible,
| hut n very lovely part of the "udntN
! Th" deed indicates that ut the dat"
! William de WASHINGTON was on II"
downward road nnunc'nlly-for in liJI
| hiS estate passed into tn" hands of the
! lilRvk"stous and what hcc1me Of lim,
| or how the descendants cam" to hc To-
Gated at Sulgrav", in mptonshirv,
is and must I've largely matter of con