DEED OF LOAN:  Benjamin Camden to Ansel Mays, 1842
SOURCE:  Nelson County Deed Book 10, Page 66
CONTRIBUTOR:  Sylvia Ray <SylviaCamdenRay@aol.com>
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Know all men by these presents that I, Benjamin Camden, for and in consideration of the 
friendship and well wishes which I bear to Ansel Mays of the County of Nelson and State 
of Virginia, as well for the further consideration of one dollar of lawful money to be 
in hand paid by the said Ansel Mays at and before the ensealing and delivery of these 
presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have loaned and by these presents 
do hereby loan unto the aid Ansel Mays the following property to wit:  one gray mare and 
one cow and one calf, one bed bedstead, and one plow and one gun to the use only of the 
said Ansel Mays, but to be under the control and demand at my discretion, whenever I may 
think proper to take the property aforesaid in my own possession free from the demands or 
claim or claims of every other person or persons whatsoever, only the use of said property 
by loan to the said Ansel Mays and reserving to myself the right and title of said property, 
and to be subject to my control and demand whenever I think proper to demand it.  As 
witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 6th day of May 1842.

                                                      Benjamin Camden {seal}
                                                      Ansel Mays {seal}

Nelson County Court,
This day Benjamin Camden personally appeared before Robert H. Anderson and Littleberry N. 
Ligon, Justices of the Peace in the aforesaid County and acknowledged his signature to be 
within Deed of Loan to be his act and deed and desired us to certify the same to the clerk 
of the County Court of Nelson, in order to have it recorded.  Given under our hands this 
the 11th day of June 1842.

                                                       Robert H. Anderson
                                                       Littleberry N. Ligon

At a Court held for Nelson County the 22nd day of August 1842.
This Deed of Loan was this day returned unto said Court duly certified by two Justices of 
the Peace of this County, and ordered to be recorded.

                                               Teste:  Sp Garland, Clerk


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