Land papers, 1833-1849, 1879, 1886
File — Box: 4, Folder: 33
Accession: 1982Identifier: 1982-IV.-H.
Part of collection: Wurts family papers (1982)
Dates
- Creation: 1833-1849
- Creation: 1879
- Creation: 1886
Scope and Content
Deeds and mortgages for Sykes and his wife's land in Newark Township, Essex County, New Jersey are included as well as papers for Sykes's land in Texas. The Texas land papers were numbered and include: statement of law regarding land in Texas; certificate of sale (in Spanish and English translation); and legal opinion about the land. After Sykes's death in 1878 the administrator of his estate, son-in-law Robert H. Atwater, received Texas land warrants location information (1879) and made notes concerning Texas land law (1886).
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From the Series: 1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
