Subseries III: Land Deeds, 1739-1959
Sub-Series
Dates
- Created: 1739-1959
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Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.
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All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subseries III: Land Deeds, 1739-1959
Subseries III: Land Deeds, 1739-1959, is categorized by county, and arranged by townships alphabetically. If there are more than one item per township, those items are arranged chronologically. The items within this subseries include a series of original land deeds and photostat or typescript copies of land deeds between various parties in brokerage of land sales. Within these manuscripts, the parties sell off entire tracts of land in different townships throughout Pennsylvania, and one in Ohio, ranging from tens to hundreds of acres of land. These contracts often stipulate that the buying parties are granted the whole of the right to profit and use of the land, excepting those that withhold specific rights to mineral and mining rights on the lands. In other cases, the contracts are selling off certain percentages of the land for the means of building a railroad or special legal precedent for the women’s legal rights in sales of their lands or the law of inheritance and its protections.
The land deed is a legal document that serves to prove the ownership of a piece of property. In these contracts, the rights of ownership include the names of the buyer and seller, a correct description of the property, and a statement of consideration. The document is then attested to with a notarized signature of office and a statement of personal testimony before a sitting justice of the peace or judge for the county in question. These legal stipulations are meant to create a security against future claims to the land as well as make the transfer official. The process of the transfer in whole is called a property transfer.
The land deed is a legal document that serves to prove the ownership of a piece of property. In these contracts, the rights of ownership include the names of the buyer and seller, a correct description of the property, and a statement of consideration. The document is then attested to with a notarized signature of office and a statement of personal testimony before a sitting justice of the peace or judge for the county in question. These legal stipulations are meant to create a security against future claims to the land as well as make the transfer official. The process of the transfer in whole is called a property transfer.
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu