Charles Smith/Robert Coe and James Monroe Bond and Court Notice 1822

Access and use

Location of collection:
Thomas Balch Library
Thomas Balch Library
208 West Market Street
Leesburg, Virginia 20176
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Alexandra S. Gressitt
Phone: (703) 737-7195
Fax: (703) 737-7195
Restrictions:

Collection open for research.

Terms of access:

Physical characteristics and conditions affect use of this material. Photocopying not permitted.

Preferred citation:

Charles Smith/Robert Coe and James Monroe Bond and Court Notice, 1822 (SC 0102), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Summary

Creator:
unknown, transferred to the Town of Leesburg from Loudoun County Public Library, 1994
Abstract:
This collection contains two printed forms filled in and signed. The first document is a court notice addressed to Charles Smith and Robert Coe signed by James Monroe, 6 August 1822. The second document is a bond, 10 June 1822, signed by Charles Smith and Robert Coe for $170 to be paid to James Monroe on 2 July 1822.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Charles Smith/Robert Coe and James Monroe Bond and Court Notice, 1822 (SC 0102), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains two printed forms filled in and signed. The first document is a court notice addressed to Charles Smith and Robert Coe signed by James Monroe, 6 August 1822. The second document is a bond, 10 June 1822, signed by Charles Smith and Robert Coe for $170 to be paid to James Monroe on 2 July 1822.

  • Bond between Charles Smith and Robert Coe with James Monroe. Printed form filled in and signed, 10 June 1822
  • Court Notice to Charles Smith and Robert Coe, printed form filled in and signed, 6 August 1822
Biographical / historical:

This collection contains an 1822 bond and court notice. The following individuals are represented in the bond and court notice:

Robert Coe (ca. 1789-1856) married Elizabeth Copeland (1794-1869) in 1813. He was a farmer and miller in Loudoun County, a veteran of the War of 1812 (357th Regiment of Virginia Militia), and a member of the Old School Baptist Church on Route 50 in Loudoun County. The Coes are buried at Mt. Zion Baptist Churchyard, Aldie, Virginia.

Philip Jones: could not be indentified from available records.

James Monroe (1758-1831) was the fifth president of the United States and for a number of years a resident of Loudoun County. His residence while in Loudoun County, Oak Hill, is a private home.

Moses "a negro boy the property of Charles Smith" held in the custody of Asa Rogers and B. Powell.

B[urr] Powell was High Sheriff (1820-1822) of Loudoun County and a farmer in Middleburg.

Asa Rogers (ca. 1802-unk) appears in the census records for 1830-1860. He was a farmer in Middleburg.

Charles Smith: could not be indentified from available records.

Acquisition information:
unknown, transferred to the Town of Leesburg from Loudoun County Public Library, 1994
Processing information:

Alexandra S. Gressitt, 21 February 2012

Arrangement:

Folder

Accruals:

2004.0174X

Physical / technical requirements:

None