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Title |
Book of Deeds, Volume 24. |
Creator |
Mount Auburn Cemetery |
Scope & Content |
Post-bound volume of green fabric, printed in black ink on the spine "Mount Auburn Cemetery, Book of Deeds, Vol. 24. " The Record of Deeds consists of copies of original deeds to cemetery lots. Similar to traditional real estate deeds, the cemetery deed states the parties to the conveyance, a description of the lot, the amount paid for the property, and enumerates conditions, limitations and privileges regarding the premises. The original deeds are signed by officers of the cemetery, witnessed, and affixed with a corporate seal. Bound together in volumes, the Record of Deeds are arranged chronologically by date of transfer. |
Object Name |
Records |
Collection |
Deeds |
Catalog Number |
2008.081.024 |
Search Terms |
Deed |