"...In a Place Commonly Called the Hills...": Buying Land
Description
This deed shows the purchase of real property in 1851 by William Tierce, a Hills resident and father of Civil War soldiers Simeon Anderson Tierce and Solomon Tierce. This is one of several real estate transactions William Tierce entered into with other blacks in The Hills.
Creator
Office of the Westchester County Clerk
Date
1851-02-12
Subject
Mitchell, Jeremiah
Tierce, William
The Hills Harrison New York
Type
Text
Format
Paper
Source
Research Courtesy of Edythe Ann Quinn, Ph.D.
The Westchester County Archives, Liber of Deeds, No. 159, p. 32
Language
en-US
Rights
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Citation
Office of the Westchester County Clerk, “"...In a Place Commonly Called the Hills...": Buying Land,” Harrison Remembers, accessed March 29, 2024, https://www.harrisonpl.org/harrison-remembers/items/show/95.