Approval of Deed to Purchase Property

Item

Type

Modern Printed Transcription of Letter/Document

Title

Approval of Deed to Purchase Property

Description

Stoddert examined and approved of the deed which will be used to purchase the property in Gosport, VA for the construction of a Navy Yard. Ordered Hopkins to secure the land title. Land will be purchased for $12,000.

year created

1801

month created

03

day created

03

sent from location

Navy Department

recipient

in collection

notable person/group

John Hopkins
Benjamin Stoddert

notable location

Navy Department
land
property
Gosport
Navy Yard
Virginia

notable item/thing

title
deed

notable idea/issue

land ownership
rights
purchase
agreement
contract

document number

1801030313000

number of pages

1

Document instances

In image In source Location in source
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Collection: Printed Versions [unknown]
[view document] (0 pages) [no image] Publication: Calendar of Virginia State Papers [unknown]

Document names

Type Name Location Notes
Author Benjamin Stoddert Navy Department [n/a]
Recipient John Hopkins [unknown] [n/a]