quitrents

These rents, called quitrents, were payable in some cases in money, and sometimes in commodities, like wheat.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

These rents, called quitrents, were payable in some cases in money, and sometimes in commodities, like wheat.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

These rents, called quitrents, were payable in some cases in money, and sometimes in commodities, like wheat.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

Before the day was out, Governor Randolph assured delegates from the Northern Neck that federal courts would never force them to pay quitrents: The Virginia legislature had laid that issue to rest forever.

Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

Before the day was out, Governor Randolph assured delegates from the Northern Neck that federal courts would never force them to pay quitrents: The Virginia legislature had laid that issue to rest forever.

Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

Before the day was out, Governor Randolph assured delegates from the Northern Neck that federal courts would never force them to pay quitrents: The Virginia legislature had laid that issue to rest forever.

Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

“Year after year,” Daniel Hulsebosch has recently written, “the imperial agents held out hope that quitrents, like an unmined lode of gold, would provide support for royal administration and free them from relying on the assembly for their salaries.”

Law and Politics in Newcastle's New York Dan Ernst 2009

The one exception he found was the “well-justified colonial perception” of a link between chancery courts and the collection of “quitrents.”

Law and Politics in Newcastle's New York Dan Ernst 2009

Chancery courts became controversial when governors used them to circumvent common-law courts in general and juries in particular in pursuit of the collection of quitrents.

Law and Politics in Newcastle's New York Dan Ernst 2009

But if quitrents could be pursued in chancery courts operating without juries and with an official specifically charged with collecting judgments, they could become a formidable engine for harassing political opponents and a stable stream of public revenue.

Law and Politics in Newcastle's New York Dan Ernst 2009