(Jacob De Cordova). Typed Document with manuscript additions. Signed by H. M. DeCordova.

Estimate: $400–$600
Hammer price: $400

Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.

author

(AMERICAN-JUDAICA).

printer

20th June

Place

Mason, Texas

Publication

1853

Description

Land sale document.

summary

This document records the sale of 640 acres of Texas land to Henry Braschler for $60. An appendix is added by a Kansas notary in 1884, stating that H. M. DeCordova - Jacob’s son - attested that he had witnessed the sale. Henry Maxwell DeCordova (1839-1921) was the mayor of Garden City, Kansas. Details concerning the exploits of H. M. DeCordova (including his killing of a man), available upon request.

Three pages, with additional slip tipped in, folds. Folio.

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