Item 64: Typescript Land deed from Letitia Cortent to John Blanchard, 1844 September 5
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 119
Dates
- Created: 1844 September 5
Creator
- Coutant, Letitia 1792-1866 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Land Deed
General Condition:
Fair. 2 sheets, in decent condition. Creases along center fold and holes on top center from staple. Page one also has a tear on the page number and some annotations in pencil on the front, while the second page has annotations, some math, and sketches on the back also in pencil.
Measurements:
11 in. x 8 ½ in.
Description:
This is a typescript copy of a land deed from Letitia Cortent, 1792-1866, to John Blanchard, 1801-1853, for $500 for a plot of land in Pittston on September 5 1844. The land in question, lot 6, is marked by a small survey-like description of its perimeters and relations to other lots in the area. It confirms the sale and transfers all rights from Cortent to John B. and his descendants, (Jeremiah Blanchard Jr. 1799-1838) as well as witnesses, (Edward L.; Danna E. Carey). There are annotations on the front of the first page and the back of the second, but they are indecipherable. Handwritten math is on the back of the document. The name for Letitia Cortent is copied incorrectly - her surname is actually “Coutant.”
Location:
Pittston, PA
Transcription Attempt:
{Annotations}
David Helen(?) 9
Jery III died before -----
John Roo----(?) 9
Ki----
La----
differs
{back annotations, second sheet} acres 114 from Father Jerry 2 16 acres Meadow lots 5 acres Hodgeden(?) 2 acres school
{back annotations, second sheet} acres 114 from Father Jerry 2 16 acres Meadow lots 5 acres Hodgeden(?) 2 acres school
Creator
- Coutant, Letitia 1792-1866 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu