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Seller(s) Name: Crosby, John, Jr.; Crosby, Rachel. Buyer(s) Name: Snow, Elkanah. Witness(es) Name (other than Justice of the Peace): Sparrow, John. Justice of the Peace: Bascom, Timothy. Other Names Mentioned: Gould, Joshua; Bacon, Ebenezer.
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c247j386v
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Deed of property in Brewster sold to Elkanah Snow of Orleans by John Crosby Jr and Rachel Crosby of Brewster
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c247j386v
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title
Deed of property in Brewster sold to Elkanah Snow of Orleans by John Crosby Jr and Rachel Crosby of Brewster
description
Seller(s) Name: Crosby, John, Jr.; Crosby, Rachel. Buyer(s) Name: Snow, Elkanah. Witness(es) Name (other than Justice of the Peace): Sparrow, John. Justice of the Peace: Bascom, Timothy. Other Names Mentioned: Gould, Joshua; Bacon, Ebenezer.
date
["December 29, 1805"]
year
1805
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.1.3.1805
institution
Sturgis Library
collections
Stanley Smith Deed Collection
subjectsGeographic
Barnstable (county)
Brewster
Massachusetts
North and Central America
United States
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Documents
Manuscripts
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Deeds
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Text
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United States
state
Massachusetts
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Barnstable
city
Brewster
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1
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1 item
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c247j3008
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c247j301j
schema:latitude
41.75
schema:longitude
-70.0833
notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Clift pond is in Brewster, and it's seller's dwelling house and land, and he lives in Brewster; originally in Orleans (5.2) box. Rachel is noted as John's wife. John Crosby Jr is listed as yeoman, Elkanah Snow is listed as a carpenter
Acreage: 2 acres
Price: $160
Finding aid available at: http://www.sturgislibrary.org/pdf/stanley_smith_deed_collection.pdf
Transaction keyword(s): dwelling house, land, gras nook pond, Clift pond
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