Archive for October, 2008

Land owners-Agents

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Foreign land owners such as Col. Williamson, the holders of the Puleteny Estates, the Hardy Brothers often appointed lawyers as their Agents to sell, collect payments on, issue deeds and mortgages, lease and to engage for the owners they worked for in those civil actions required to settle debts, start foreclosure proceedings and to evict squatters.

Among those so appointed or appointed by them are:

Robert Troup

Joseph Fellows

James Wadsworth

William the Younger

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