Hodgdon's Deed Is Without Value
Document 1797Hodgdon's deed to certain land appears to have no value. Josiah Stoddard, the grantor, has been dead for eighteen years and Darcius Stoddard died bankrupt five years ago. Apparently the deed was never recorded and the land was sold for taxes since no owner appeared to pay.
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Type
Autograph Letter Signed
Description
Hodgdon's deed to certain land appears to have no value. Josiah Stoddard, the grantor, has been dead for eighteen years and Darcius Stoddard died bankrupt five years ago. Apparently the deed was never recorded and the land was sold for taxes since no owner appeared to pay.
Date
03/20/1797
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Litchfield
Repository
Document number
1797032080001
Page start
1
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Ephraim Kirby
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Litchfield
Notable items
land