Trust deed, 1819 Sept. 15, Albemarle County, Va.

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Trust deed, 1819 Sept. 15, Albemarle County, Va.

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Jefferson executed this deed to hold off disaster after his friend Wilson Cary Nicholas defaulted on a $20,000 note which Jefferson had endorsed. By the deed, given to Andrew Stevenson and Bernard Peyton and to the Bank of the U.S., Jefferson pledges part of his Poplar Forest estate.

1 item (3 p.) ; 40 x 26 cm. folded to 26 x 21 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6732814

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Stevenson, Andrew, 1784-1857

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Andrew Stevenson (January 21, 1784 – January 25, 1857) was a Democratic politician in the United States. He served in the United States House of Representatives representing Virginia, as Speaker of the House, and as Minister to the United Kingdom. Born in Culpeper County, Virginia on January 21, 1784, he was educated at the College of William and Mary, studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1809. Stevenson practiced in Richmond. Stevenson was a member of the Virginia House of De...

Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

Peyton, Bernard, 1792-1854

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...