Real Estate Documents
Collection Overview
Includes deeds, liens, bonds, mortgages, certificates, legal documents. Collection of real estate documents: mortgages, titles, bonds, liens, and leases for lands bought and sold in Orangeburg, Barnwell, Allendale and Colleton counties (South Carolina). Particular towns include Branchville and Allendale. Majority of land transactions are for lands purchased or sold by Rebecca Pearlstine, Thomas L. Pearlstine, and Fannie Pearlstine. Notable is a 1870s deed for land sold in Orangeburg County by the South Carolina Railroad Company. Collection also contains legal documents related to lawsuits against Pearlstine Karesh & Co. (1887) and Thomas L. Pearlstine (1921) over land in Orangeburg County. Misc. material includes Thomas L. Pearlstine's financial records, Fannie Pearlstine's tax worksheets (1950, 1952), and misc. correspondence re. land transactions. Also Rebecca Pearlstine's life insurance policy (1901) from the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York.
Dates
- Creation: 1866-1956
Creator
- From the Collection: Pearlstine family (Family)
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.25 linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston South Carolina 29424
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(843) 953-6319 (Fax)