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THBLOVELAND, TITUS; and others; SAYBROOK, CT, 1786.
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LiveAug 20, 2022
Featuring over 220 lots from the 17th to the 20th centuries, the auction includes antique and vintage books on many subjects and in diverse languages. There is also a wide selection of works on paper – engravings, vintage photographs; maps; war posters, lithographs, and several artworks. Turner Auctions + Appraisals LLC sturner@turnerauctionsonline.com
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A group of three documents: 1. A single-sheet deed document dated January 25, 1786, between Levi Chapman of Saybrook and Titus and Lydia Loveland, and Mehitabel Crane of Durham. The land is described as "lying in S. Say-Brook which was layed out the 26th Day of February AD 1753 to Levi Chapman late of S. Say Brook Deed in Oyster River Quarter so called upon the Hills north of the [?] River and bounded in the original Survey-Bill thereof southerly 2S roads(?) and at the southeast Part of (?) roads(?) east on Stephen Chalker's Land..." The front of the document is signed by Titus Loveland, Lydia Loveland (her mark), and Mehitabel Crane; witnessed by James Wadsworth and Henry Crane. The reverse signed again by James Wadsworth, and signed/entered into the record by Saumuel Tully, March 21, 1789. 12 3/4in. x 8in. Condition: Five to six vertical folds; fold tears at margins (approx. 1in.-1 1/2in.), and other edge tears and folds; toning, dampstains at center and margins. 2. A single-sheet document settling a legal/tax matter between Handly(?) Bushnall and Elias Tully ("Collectors in the Town of Say Brook"), John Clark, and the State of Connecticut, dated 1786. It is stated that "Payment of Taxes Due to the state of Connecticut which Lands so sol I have Redeemed by Paying up said Rates to the satisfaction of Said Collectors and where as a Number of Trees for Lumber has been cut and carried off by the Purchaser of Said Land and by others for all which and in order to have a compleat & amicable settlement of said matter." Signed by John Clark; witnessed by John Ely and Elisha Ely. 8 7/8in. x 7 3/4in. Condition: At least three vertical and two horizontal folds; toning and light dampstains; small fold and edge tears. 3. A document slip, unsigned/undated (c. 18th century), with a joke story. On one side is written: "A Receipt for Making a Bass Voice. On the other side, the title "How to Make A Bass Voice," with a story of a man who puts his feet in a cold stream, in order to get a cold, so his voice with be a better bass for singing the next Sunday. 3 3/4in. x 7 11/16in. Condition: Two vertical and at least one horizontal fold; edge tears; toning/foxing, dampstain at top. PLEASE NOTE: THE DOCUMENTS ARE TONED/DARKENED WITH AGE; IMAGES MAY APPEAR LIGHTER ON DIFFERENT SCREENS. This lot and the other Chapman-related items offered in this sale were part of a collection of papers and ephemera related to the Edward Mortimer Chapman (1862-1952) family, including his first wife Isabel Northrop Chapman (1864-1920), and second wife, Louise Wadsworth Chapman (1873-1959). Edward M. Chapman was a Connecticut pastor, academic, and author, and a descendant of Robert Chapman, one of the first settlers of Saybrook, Connecticut (c. 1635).
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