Posted by SheilaSJCA on 3/11/08 9:02pm
Msg #238993

OT/but still related to the Notary Field

"A notary sits at his desk, adding his official mark to various documents strewn across his desk. As he finishes notarizing the final document, he gathers them into a stack and places them into a folder. He folds the folder and its contents in half and hands it off to a waiting customer. Own a piece of history with these one-of-a-kind collections of legal documents. Each collection contains notarized documents in a colored-cardstock folder, ranging in date from 1907 to 1924."

I just had to order one... when I am not busy working, I love to create art!
http://www.stampington.com/html/postscript_03112008_french.html

Reply by sue_pa on 3/12/08 8:30am
Msg #239028

In PA a purchase closing is different than in CA. Sellers and buyers sit at one table and everyone signs the documents. It has always been local custom to pass prior deeds at the closing table. People would show up with stacks of original deeds, easements, rights of way, etc. Every so often we'd get very brittle ones from the 1800s - it wuold take more time for everyone to ewww and ahhhh and try to read the handwriting and giggle at the language on these than it did to complete the closing. My parents have the original deeds to my mother's family from the 1800s - rather than pass them, they want them donated to a local historical organization although for some reason they won't donate them themselves.

Reply by SheilaSJCA on 3/12/08 11:04pm
Msg #239140

Yes, it will be nice to have a little piece of history related to my chosen field. If I do any art it will be with photo copies!