Childless v. Holland

The bill states, that Mark Robertson, in the month of October, 1783, agreed to sell two locations or descriptions of land of 5,000 acres each, situated on Duck River, and Fountain Creek, in the Middle District of the State of North Carolina, and to superintend the surveying thereof. The said James Holland agreed to convey to said Mark Robertson one equal fourth part of the lands to be secured as soon as titles should be obtained. And as evidence of and security for performance of said agreement said James Holland gave his bond on the eighth of October, 1783, in the penalty of one thousand…