The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-08
RARE AND INTERESTING
ANCIENT DOCUMENT.
Rent Bond OF Virginia Colony In
Day of Geo. III. Owned BY Robt.
Lee CHM of Brownsville.

Day of Geo. III, Owned By Robt.
Lee CHM of Brownsville.
In the show window of the Texas
Confectionery is dispiayed a docu-
ment that carries one back to the
days of powdered hair, knee breech-
es and Colonial chiyalry, when
George III was king and Lord Fair
fax reigned supreme over the
Northern Neck" of Virginia The
document; which is the property of /
r. L. CHM of this city, is a bond
given by Thomas Dent as Lord
Fairfax's collector It's quaint YER
biage and old-time expressions con-
tain more characteristic color of the
days when the revolution was in its
incipiency than two-thirds of the so
called historical novels with which
the literary market is flooded to-
day The parchment is in an eX-
eellent state of preservation and al
though it is beginning to yellow
with age the superior quality of ink
and copy-plate writing. which was
the stock in trade OF the ancient
clerks, stands out as clearly as
though written yesterday. The doc
ument is water marked with the
royal crown of England and the in
itials e. r., and also with a coat
of arms bearing the royal crown and
a motto in Latin. In fact, the
whole paper is instinct with things
that were and the only thing about
it which strikes the modern eye as
familiar is the vertical writing.
EsOIIaruino iC Varhafiu1 r0nu nf
the instrument;
"A BOND FOR COLLECTING THE
QUIT RENTS FOR THE COUN-
TIES OF FREDERICK AND
HAMPSHIRE FOR THE YEAR
1861. INCIDENT COLLECTOR
AND THO. BRY MARTIN HIS
SECRETARY.
Northern Neck
of Virginia Know all men by these
presents that we, Thomas Bryan
Martin and Thomas Dent OF Freder-
lex County do owe and stand justly
indebted unto the Right Honorable
Thomas Lord Fairfax, proprietor of
the Northern Neck of Virginia in
the full anG just sum of One thOus- !
and pounds. .... Lawful !
money Of Great Britain to be paid /
unto aim the said Lord Fairfax, his /
Executors or Administrators to
which payment well and truly to /
be made we bind ourselves and /
each Of US owe and each of our (
Heirs, Executors and Administra- I
tors Jointly and seYerally, firmly by +
these presents in Witnefs whereof
we have hereunto set our hands and +
seals Dated this 9th Day of Janry
IN the Second year of his Majisty
King George the thirds Reign A. D. T
1852.
The CONDITION of the above T
obligation is such that whereas
Thomas Bryan Martin of
the county of Frederick. be-
ing fully authorized and Empowered
by the said Thomas Lord Fairfax to
ask. demand sue for Recover and re-
ceiye all anu every the rents, Quit
Rents and all other Rls49ts ana dues
whatsoever ifsuing. gr1,g, ing and ar 4
RISING b9; fetSSM1 ana out OF the said
Northern Neck and Whereas he. the
said Thomas Martin that constituted, /
deputed and appointed tie above I
Thomas Dent to collect and receive
ali debts, dues and demands that /
are due and oweing from all and |
every the tenants and Land Holders /
unto the said Lord Fairfax within /
the County of Frederick and Hamp- I
shire If therefore the said Thomas (
Dent shall by himself or deputies /
with all possible dispatch ask, de- /
mand and receive of all and every T
the tenants and Land holders afore- /
said their several debts dues Quit /
Rents fines fOrfitureS that were due I
and owing to the said Thomas Lord [
Fairfax on the last day OF St Mich (
ael the Archangel last past being in /
the year of our Lord God 1861.
in good and Lawful money of /
Great Brittian at the Rate of two
shillings for every hundred acres of |
land and so proportiOnably for a /
creator or lefser Quantity and where /
such Lawful money of great Brit
tain or Bills of Exchange cannot be /
had then to Receive the same in I
current money of Virginia at and
after the Rate of twenty five per
centum Advance on such lawful /
money of Great Britain and where /
such cernt money of Virginia can
not be had then to receive good In |
spected Tobacco at and after the
rate of Thirty two pounds for every
hundred acres of Land and so pro-
portionably as aforesaid, if there |
fore thes Thomas Dent shall well
and truly pay or cause to be paid
unto the said Lord Fairfax his at
torney or attorneys agent or agents
what money bills of Exchange and /
Tobacco he the said Thomas Dent
and his deputies shall Receive on or
before the 25th day of December
next Insuing deducting ten per Cent
UNI for his trouble and shall re-
turn a true compleat and Exact
Rental than the above Obligation to
be void or else to remain and be
in full force.
SIGNED SEALED AND DELIVER
ED
in prefence of
Tho Dent
Leyie Stephens
Patt CcCearty
Tho. Bry. Martin