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Seller(s) Name: Handy, Hannah; Meigs, Ralph; Fish, David; Backus, Joshua. Buyer(s) Name: Meigs, Mathew; Meigs, Jonathan. Other Names Mentioned: Crocker, Alvan; Crocker, Ebenezer; Jones, Nye.
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c247j377w
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Deed of property in Barnstable sold to Mathew Meigs and Jonathan Meigs of Sandwich by Hannah Handy, Ralph Meigs, David Fish, and Joshua Backus of Sandwich, Barnstable
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c247j377w
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title
Deed of property in Barnstable sold to Mathew Meigs and Jonathan Meigs of Sandwich by Hannah Handy, Ralph Meigs, David Fish, and Joshua Backus of Sandwich, Barnstable
description
Seller(s) Name: Handy, Hannah; Meigs, Ralph; Fish, David; Backus, Joshua. Buyer(s) Name: Meigs, Mathew; Meigs, Jonathan. Other Names Mentioned: Crocker, Alvan; Crocker, Ebenezer; Jones, Nye.
date
["1815"]
year
1815
rights
No known copyright restrictions. Please credit Sturgis Library.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
SSDeeds.1.2.1815
institution
Sturgis Library
collections
Stanley Smith Deed Collection
subjectsGeographic
Barnstable
Barnstable (county)
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Documents
Manuscripts
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Deeds
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Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Barnstable
city
Barnstable
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1
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1 item
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c247j3008
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c247j301j
schema:latitude
41.7
schema:longitude
-70.3
notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Hannah Handy described as "widow"; Ralph Meigs described as "cooper"; David Fish described as "yeoman"; Joshua Backus described as "housewright"; Mathew Meigs and Jonathan Meigs described as "yeomen"; land divided into 8 "rights" or "shares," Handy and Meigs each selling one and Fish and Backus selling two, suggesting two are retained by someone; Handy and Meigs each paid $2, Fish and Backus each paid $4; no witnesses, Justice of the Peace or registrar listed, although faint evidence of wax seals; no date other than year--maybe a copy?
Acreage: 12
Price: $12
Finding aid available at: http://www.sturgislibrary.org/pdf/stanley_smith_deed_collection.pdf
Transaction keyword(s): piece, parcel, land, rights, shares, long pond, way, long pond road
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