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This hand written deed documents Nathaniel S. Higgins of Fair Haven, Massachusetts, purchase of half of an undivided lot (Number 30) and the stone or concrete building currently occupied by Emery on Massachusetts Street in Lawrence, Kansas Territory, from James S. Emery for $500. If Emery was able to acquire title to share number 97 of the town of Lawrence from the government, the sale of the half lot and the building would not take effect.
Creator: Emery, James S., 1826-1899
Date: November 5, 1856
Item Number: 90567
Call Number: Emery Coll. #339 Box 3 Folder Deeds 1856--1887
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 90567
Business and Industry - Services - Real estate
Collections - Manuscript - Emery, James Stanley
Community Life - Town development - Town companies
Date - 1854-1860 - 1856
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Deed
People - Notable Kansans - Emery, James Stanley
Places - Cities and towns - Lawrence
Places - Counties - Douglas
Thematic Time Period - Bleeding Kansas, 1854 - 1861
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Legal documents
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