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Domestic News
June 10, 1867
The Charleston Daily News
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
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An anonymous gentleman presented a 1661 French deed of conveyance on well-preserved vellum to the newspaper office a few days ago; it is available for public viewing there.
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AN INTERESTING DOCUMENT (to those who are able to read it) was handed us a few days since by a gentleman. We have looked over it carefully, and find it is a deed of conveyance, written on vellum, May 28, 1661, in French, in a very neat, regular and uniform, though to us not very legible 'notary' hand. Our French fellow-citizens, we have no doubt, could read it without much difficulty. The vellum or parchment, though over two hundred years old, is as good, as white and as smooth to-day, as it was on the day it was written, when Richelieu ruled the destinies of France and of Europe. Any one curious to see, or desirous to decipher this relic of the olden time, can be gratified by calling at our office.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Artifact
What keywords are associated?
Deed Conveyance
1661 Document
French Vellum
Historical Relic
What entities or persons were involved?
A Gentleman
Domestic News Details
Event Date
A Few Days Since
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A Gentleman
Event Details
A deed of conveyance written on vellum May 28, 1661, in French, in a neat notary hand, was handed to the newspaper office by a gentleman. The vellum is over two hundred years old and in good condition. It can be viewed at the office.