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Legal instruments.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Free-paper of Ann Butler, age 17 years

 Collection — Manuscript box 18 - folder 1: [Barcode: 31924065336764]
Identifier: 6378
Scope and content

Handwritten free paper written by the county clerk of Prince George's County, Maryland in 1826. Single sheet affixed with the embossed paper seal of the county.



Dates: 1826.

Horatio Seymour papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 694
Abstract

The Horatio Seymour papers are concerned chiefly with land holdings and business dealings of the Seymour family, and the related Bleecker and Tibbits families. The collection is comprised of financial accounts, legal agreements, and commercial correspondence. Topics include the development of business in the city of Utica, milling, banking, and iron manufacturing. Other topics include the Saint Mary's Ship Canal and connecting Lake Superior with the lower Great Lakes.

Dates: 1741-1920.

Legal documents - Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia

 Collection
Identifier: 4780
Abstract

Legal documents include wills, estate inventories, indentures and other land documents, summonses and other court documents, and accounts. Many relate to the ownership of slaves.

Dates: 1750-1879.