mortgages
Subject
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Scope Note: Documents expressing the conveyance of property upon condition, such as that money will be paid or a duty will be performed, which operates as a lien, so that the issuer may, under certain conditions, take possession and foreclose the property upon default.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Three Oaks Township Record, Chattel Mortgages, 1882-1906
Item — Box 44: [Barcode: 31141019170641], Object: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Edward K. Warren was born in Vermont in 1847 and moved to Three Oaks in Berrien County, Michigan in 1858 with his parents. In 1883, Edward established the Warren Featherbone Company after recognizing a market for improved corset materials. After securing a patent, Edward began producing "featherbone," an alternative to pricey and frail whalebone. Featherbone was made from pointer feathers discarded by regional feather duster factories. Warren opened his first featherbone factory in Three...
Dates:
1882-1906