{"product_id":"1787-pennsylvania-estate-arbitration-and-heirs-payment-schedule-david-bayler-family","title":"1787 Pennsylvania Estate Arbitration and Heirs’ Payment Schedule — David Bayler Family","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo related manuscript documents concerning the estate of David Bayler, deceased: a period manuscript copy of an arbitration award dated February 10, 1787, with an accompanying schedule of annual payments to twelve beneficiaries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe award resolves a dispute between Henry and George Bayler over their accounts and the payments due to their brothers and sisters from their father’s real and personal estate. It names John Gloninger, Anthony McCreight, David Krause, and John Thome as arbitrators, and sets out the obligations imposed upon George Bayler, including settlement of estate accounts and division of arbitration expenses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe accompanying sheet, headed “Annual Payments to be made by George Bayler,” organizes the beneficiaries individually and lists installments extending through 1795. Additional accounting on the reverse of the award records debts owed by heirs to the estate, identifying several female family members through their marriages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten in an accomplished eighteenth-century hand with ornamental headings and flourishes, the documents offer substantial genealogical interest and a detailed view of family inheritance and private arbitration in early America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe award is marked “a Copy”; the names appearing beneath it are presented as copied subscriptions, not authenticated autograph signatures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition: Age toning, scattered staining, extensive folds, splits and small losses at fold intersections, and edge wear. Some writing is affected by folds, but the documents remain substantially legible. Two sheets, with three written sides shown.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Archive Authority","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44679078608974,"sku":null,"price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/IMG_3846.jpg?v=1793033988","url":"https:\/\/thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1787-pennsylvania-estate-arbitration-and-heirs-payment-schedule-david-bayler-family","provider":"The Archive Authority","version":"1.0","type":"link"}