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Bonds (legal records)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

W. Young, Mills & Son watermarked bank bonds

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0126
Abstract This one sheet of eight W. Young, Mills & Son (W Y & Co.) watermarked bank bonds for duties payable at Bank of United States dates from circa 1803-1811. This was William Young (1755-1829) & Co. of Philadelphia who established a paper mill in Delaware about 1794 with his partner, Robert Gilmour. Young became the sole proprietor in 1803 and had a thriving business until a fire destroyed his paper mill in 1814. The charter for the First Bank of the United States was granted in 1791...
Dates: circa 1803-1811

James Fisher conveyance bond to John Fisher

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0119
Abstract

Bond by James Fisher to John Fisher conveying 12 acres of land in Broadkill Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware, on December 1, 1783.

Dates: 1783 December 1

Virden family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0489
Abstract

This collection relates to the Virden (or Virdin) family of Delaware, specifically Samuel Virden (1793-1876) of Kent County and his descendants. Samuel's children and their spouses also figure prominently in this collection. The Virden family papers, spanning the years 1783-1901, consist of thirty-six letters, receipts, deeds, accounts, and other documents.

Dates: 1783-1901; Majority of material found within 1820s-1860s