Property agreements, Washington, DC, 1809-1835.

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Property agreements, Washington, DC, 1809-1835.

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This collection consists of 48 indentures, or property agreements. Most of the documents have the term "indenture" appearing in the first sentence, although they are variously described by city officials in the agreements themselves as deeds, bills of sale, leases, and agreements. They contain the required signatures of the partners to the agreements and of city officials such as justices of peace and the clerk of the circuit court, but only two of them have any seals. In other cases circles are drawn for the placement of seals, but they are not present. They concern property of several types: real estate, household goods, chattel and slaves. The dating and signing by William Brent is the one element common to all pieces in the collection; this recording was the last step for property transactions; the clerk's date was always the latest one found on each agreement.

48 items ; 53 x 64 cm. or smaller.

George Washington University

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George Washington University

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