Special Collections Research Center
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Preferred Citation:
Richard Bland Lee Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Purchase
Scope and Contents
Promissory notes to Benjamin Stoddert and transfer of a deed of mortgage for Cabin Point in Westmoreland County, Va. signed by Richard Bland Lee and Henry Lee from Bushrod Washington to John C. Scott.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Legal documents
- Receipts (financial records)
- Westmoreland County (Va.)--History--19th century
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Westmoreland County (Va.)--History--19th century
Container List
1 August 1794. Promissory note signed by Richard Bland Lee, n.p., stating his intention to pay $1020.00 to Benj[amin] Stoddert for "accommodation of the drawer to take up his paper"; also mentions Markham Waring of George Town [sic], and that the note is negotiable at the Bank of Columbia. 16 Jan[uar]y 1795. Note to pay Ben[jamin] Stoddert $1050.00, by Richard Bland Lee, Philadelphia, [Pa.]. 10 September 1812. Indenture made by Henry Lee, Jun[io]r of Stratford, Westmoreland Co., Virginia, and Richard Bland Lee of Fairfax Co., Virginia, transferring the mortgage of land in Westmoreland Co. along the Potomac River called Cabbin Point, from Bushrod Washington to John C. Scott, also of Fairfax Co.