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1. 44_02_01-98 - Land Abstract

   Abstract of Title detailing the ownership of land on which the current City of Fairhope is located. Dated 1817-1952. Laurent Millaudon (1786-1868), a New Orleans merchant and real estate developer, acquired the Baron Louis W. De Feriet claim of two tracts on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay to the south of the William A. Patterson tract and north of what was the Weggs Plantation from Arthur Lee Sims in 1837-1838. This area was known as Clifton...

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2. BSS.901-902 - Deed

   Warranty Deed signed April 3, 1913 by Dr. Clara E. Atkinson selling property at the northwest corner of Magnolia Avenue and Bay View Court in Fairhope, Alabama to A. A. Corbett for $300. See BSS.903 through BSS.914 for related information. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Bass/Slosson/Sundberg Collection.

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3. BSS.903-904 - Deed

   Warranty Deed dated March 11, 1926 signed by Right Reverend Edward P. Allen, Bishop of Mobile, selling land for $1 to W. J. Carlisle. The property was near Bay View Court and Summit Street in Fairhope, Alabama and was the west half of the land conveyed to Bishop Allen by Clara E. Atkinson on August 17, 1910. (Note: See BSS.911 for the 1910 document and BSS.901 through BSS.914 for more related information.) From the Fairhope Single Tax Cor...

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4. BSS.905 - Legal Documents

   Partial Abstract of Title showing the sale of 14 3/4 acres by Sarah I. Tatum to Charles E. Schalkenbach on February 26, 1894. Known as the Schalkenbach Tract, this property (or portions of) would be sold several times between 1894 and 1926 as documented in BSS.901 through BSS.914. The property bordered the north side of the 132 acres the Fairhope Industrial Association would purchase in January 1895 to start the model community of Fairhope. ...

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5. BSS.906 - Legal Documents

   Resolution of what seems to be an appeal to an original law suit of Jerome B. Stapleton vs Sarah I. Tatum in Chancery Court, Mobile, Alabama. Stapleton had sued Tatum for title to certain lands, and the court found in favor of Mrs. Tatum. Stapleton and his brothers Edgar Stapleton and Edwin Stapleton were ordered to pay court costs and were enjoined from further attempts of claim on the land. Note: part of the land in question was the 132...

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6. BSS.907-910 - Deed

   Warranty deed dated January 2, 1896 (recertified on August 16, 1910 due to loss/lack of record in Baldwin County) of sale of 4 3/4 acres in the Schalkenbach tract owned by Charles E. Schalkenbach to Dr. Clara E. Atkinson. This document is witnessed by A. J. Cullen and E. B. Gaston. Another warranty deed dated October 12, 1907 documents Dr. Clara E. Atkinson's conveyance of property to Alice McMurty. Slosson family attorney Frank S. Stone...

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7. BSS.911 - Deed

   Deed Certificate dated August 17, 1910 documenting the sale of land near Magnolia Avenue and Summit Street in Fairhope, Alabama and owned by Dr. Clara E. Atkinson to Right Reverend Edward P. Allen, Bishop of Mobile for $600. Related information appears in BSS.901 through BSS.914. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Bass/Slosson/Sundberg Collection.

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8. BSS.912 - Deed

   Warranty Deed land conveyance dated April 3, 1913 documenting the sale of property by Dr. Clara E. Atkinson for $300 to A. A. Corbett. The property location is near the corner of Magnolia Avenue and Summit Street. Related information is at BSS.901 through BSS.914. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Bass/Slosson/Sundberg Collection.

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9. BSS.913-914 - Deed

   Warranty deed signed April 28, 1926 in which W. J. Carlisle and Belle D. Carlisle sold property near Summit Street and Bay View Court to Ellen Slosson for $300. This land was a portion of the property originally owned by Sarah I. Tatum, who sold it to Charles Schalkenbach who sold it to Bishop Edward P. Allen who sold it to W. J. Carlisle and as of April 1926 sold it to Ellen Slosson. Note: Records beginning with BSS.901 and ending with BSS...

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10. FMH_0634-0636 - Photograph, Digital

    Three items: 1. Photograph of the home of Dr. W. C. Mason between Fairhope and Battles Wharf. 2. Map of W. C. Mason lot dated 1944. 3. Purchase agreement ($6500) dated March 28, 1994 for this property. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Museum of History Collection.

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