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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], John Ballenger Bond, Ms1990-031, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The John Ballenger Bond was donate to Special Collections and University Archives in July 1990.
The processing and description of the John Ballenger Bond commenced and was completed in September, 2022.
John Ballenger was a resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 1788. This may be the same John Ballinger who married Lithe Lester on March 1, 1789, in Pittsylvania County, and the John Ballanger of Pittsylvania listed as head of a household of eight, including one enslaved person, in the 1820 census.
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This collection contains a bond issued by John Ballenger, a resident of Pittsylvania County, Virginia, to Andrew McMahan, of Amherst County, Virginia. Ballenger promises to pay McMahan a sum of 140 pounds unless he provides McMahan with "a good & Lawful Right To one hundred & sixty Eakers of Land more or less lyind on the Waters of Straitstone [Straightstone Creek, Pittsylvania County]." The bond specifies the boundaries of the tract. Ballinger makes his mark at the bottom of the document, which is also signed by John L. Shackelford, perhaps as witness.
The guide to the John Ballenger Bond by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
This item had been originally accessioned and cataloged as the John Ballenger Promissory Note, but during processing it was determined that John Ballenger Bond would be a more accurate title.