-----Original Message----- From: Louis Moses [SMTP:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, April 10, 1999 8:50 AM To: '[email protected]' Subject: The term "Ladyday" Hello, In a land deed transaction, reference was made to "paying rent of one peppercorn on Ladyday next." This term involved a deed in Shenandoah County VA, late 1780s. Can anyone explain the practice and the term also. Thanks, Louie