Title
Land Purchases, Sales, and Valuations
Title (generic)
Conveyances
Sub-series contains records pertaining to the purchase of lands by the Essex Company, lands sold by the Essex Company, and the valuations placed upon Essex Company property. Included are Valuations of Land for Sale (1858-1878), Account of Land Sales (1845-1884), Reports of Land Sales (1857-1967), Assessors' Valuations of Land for Sale (1849-1980), Schedules of Essex Company Real and Personal Estate (1910-1956), and 2 bound "Land Sold" books. Also included is one storage carton containing a set of 36 complete volumes titled "Catalogue of Six Hundred and Two Lots of Land in Lawrence, Mass." (1855). Records generally indicate size, location, condition, purchaser, and price/value of property.
notes: AAT ID: 300027244
conveyances
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Note: Documents, such as deeds, by which title to property is conveyed from one person to another.
Collection
Essex Company Collection
Loose materials are typically letter- or legal-sized. Two leather bound volumes are 11" x 15." Auction catalogues are 9" x 12" and contain folded maps.
Relations
Contained in the Plans and Drawings series are "Plan[s] of Lands Accompanying Schedule Submitted to Assessors of the City of Lawrence" for the years 1909-1963.