Ledger B, 1772 - 1793: pg.53

Credit Side Annotation

Line 18 - Two shillings sterling (2s. 6d. current money) per 100 acres was the amount of the annual quitrent due to Thomas, Lord Fairfax, proprietor of the Northern Neck.  That rate on a total of 12,463 acres amounts to £15 11s.7d., as GW gives here.  See also Memorandum List of Quitrents, c.May 1760, and n.1 to that document.

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Ledger B, folio 53, left side

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Ledger B, folio 53, right side
Year Month Day Entry Page £ sh d
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2 1772. June. 16

To Cash paid Mr John Hough Collector, pr his receipt of this date, in a Book kept for that purpose with the Acct of my Lands

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£ 15 11 7
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[Total]

£ 15 11 7
4 1773. Octr 18.

To Cash paid Mr John Hough Collector pr his rect of this date in my Quit Rent Rect Book kept as above

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Year Month Day Entry £ sh d
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2 1771 Michaelmas
By Land in Fairfax Cty Mt Vernn 2126 [acres]
Bought of Captn Darrell 500 [acres] 
Clifton 1806 [acres] 
Brent 238 [acres] 
Wm Ashford 135 [acres]
Geo. Ashford  135 [acres]
Simon Pearson 138 [acres] 
Wm Whiting 200 [acres] 
Captn Posey 200 [acres]

 

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[Total]

5518 [acres]

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In Frederick 2498 [acres] 
King George  1250 [acres] 
Hampshire 240 [acres] 
Loudon 275 [acres] 
Loudon & Fauquier 2682 [acres]

 

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[Total]

7945 [acres]

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[Total]

12463 [acres] 2/6

£ 15 11 7
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By Land in Fairfax County &ca pr Quit Rent-Book, amounting to 12738 Acres—& comes to wth arrears

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