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Washtenaw Abstract Company records, circa 1824-1954

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Summary

Creator:
Washtenaw Abstract Company (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
Abstract:
Land title company based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Abstracts of mortgages, deeds, and other legal papers recorded in Washtenaw County; and plat maps for Washtenaw County additions and subdivisions.
Extent:
42 volumes
1 linear foot
19 oversize folders
Language:
English.
Call Number:
8544 Bb.2 2
Authors:
Finding aid prepared by: Len Coombs, 1990, 1999

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection contains two series of abstracts of Washtenaw County land ownership and transaction records and two series of plat maps.

Biographical / Historical:

Arthur Brown, who was at that time the county clerk of Washtenaw County, founded the Washtenaw Abstract Company in 1893. The company succeeded the abstracting business of C.H. Manly, which had been founded about 1881 with offices in the county courthouse.

The Washtenaw Abstract Company's offices were initially located in the county courthouse, but were moved in 1895, when Brown's term as clerk ended, to the Lawrence Block in Ann Arbor, where Brown's law office was also located. In 1911, the company's office was moved to 106 North Fourth Avenue, Ann Arbor, where it remained until the company was taken over by Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation in 1961. In 1998 Lawyers Title was in turn taken over by Transnation Title Insurance Company.

Acquisition Information:
The collection was donated by the estate of Helen Brown Haller (donor 6321 ), the daughter of Arthur Brown, in 1979, and by Transnation Title Insurance Co. (donor 8782 ), in 1998.

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USE & PERMISSIONS:

Georgia Ruth Steinhall, a niece of Helen Brown Haller and granddaughter of Arthur Brown, transferred her copyright in her grandfather's papers to the University of Michigan. Transnation Title Insurance Co. transferred their copyright in the records to the University of Michigan. The collection may contain third-party materials for which copyright was not transferred. Patrons are responsible for determining the appropriate use or reuse of materials.

PREFERRED CITATION:

item, folder title, box no., Washtenaw Abstract Company, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

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Collection

Washtenaw Abstract Company records, circa 1824-1954
Call Number 8544 Bb.2 2
Total components 82
Last indexed 2023-12-08