Perhaps there were two "Originals" made in NC...I know that the Owner always wanted to have a signed copy in his possession, so that he could prove ownership, in case someone else tried to claim his land...and if the Courthouse burned, which most in the South did at one time or other, he would have no proof... >From: JYoung6180@aol.com >Reply-To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >To: GEIGER-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GEIGER] Heirs of Ulrich Kegar Deed to Christopher Bunce (16 >Jan 1814) >Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 11:11:46 EDT > >In a message dated 5/25/2004 9:22:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, >giegerg@hotmail.com writes: >In the days you speak of, there were no photocopy machines - they had not >yet been invented...documents were prepared and folks met and signed; >afterward the Court Scrivner copied the Original for the Official Court >Record and returned the Original to the individual, as his Proof that he >held Title to the property. The Scrivners copy was recorded in the >Official >Records of the County, so what you are seeing is the only copy >available...In most cases, copies with Original signatures have long since >been destroyed...but make no mistake, these are what you would get if you >ordered Certified Copies from the County today... > >In today's modern world, copies are quickly available...in those days it >took days to get them, so not many were made... >--- >We ran into this problem when trying to match John Adam Geiger of NC's >signature on his will to the signature on a ship list. Someone did find >the >original copy of the will with his actual signature in the NC state >archives. I >don't know how it would work in other states but that is what NC did with >the >originals. > >Joan > > >==== GEIGER Mailing List ==== >Check out our GEIGER homepage at: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~geiger/ > >============================== >Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration >Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > _________________________________________________________________ Watch LIVE baseball games on your computer with MLB.TV, included with MSN Premium! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200439ave/direct/01/