Category: Notary History
Tata-tonga, Scribe of Genghis Khan, 1204 In 1204, Genghis Khan (1162-1227) conquered the Naiman tribe to the west of the Mongols and made Tata-tonga (Tatar-tonga), an Uyghur, his scribe. Tata-tonga had …
Persian Empire Language, Writing and Scribes The Persian Empire was vast, over 3,000 miles wide, the world’s first superpower, starting with Cyrus the Great around 550 BC. Persian rulers …
Emma Gillett, First Female Notary 1881 In 1881, Emma Gillett was the first woman to be appointed notary public in the United States, for the District of Columbia, by …
Code of Justinian, Byzantine Emperor 527-565 AD The Code of Justinian had four components. The Digest (533 AD), published in 50 books, summarized Roman opinions about laws and justice. The …
Wagon Trains, Contracts, Law 1820-1880 After the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, wagon trains or caravans brought pioneer settlers, merchants, missionaries, prospectors, freight and livestock across the Great Plains to …
Hawaiian Kingdom Notary Laws 1846 Before Hawaii became a state, it was the Hawaiian Kingdom, the Republic of Hawaii and the Territory of Hawaii. The Hawaiian Islands were settled …
Notaries, Bank Officer Oaths 1881 In U.S. v. Curtis (1883), the Supreme Court ruled that a false bank return oath made by a bank officer before a Missouri notary …
Feast of the Holy Notaries, October 25th In the Eastern Roman Empire, known as the Byzantine Empire (330-1453 AD), based in Byzantium, renamed Constantinople for Emperor Constantine (now Istanbul, Turkey), the Feast …
Fur Traders and Notaries, 1500s to 1800s Before Columbus landed in 1492, there were North American fur traders among the Native American tribes. As Europeans arrived in the New …
Notaries in Ancient Sumer, 3300 BC Sumer or Sumeria (land of the civilized kings) was the first urban civilization. It was located in ancient Mesopotamia, between the Tigris and Euphrates …
Hernan Cortes, Notaries, Aztec Mexico, 1519 Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) was a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico in 1519. Cortés was born in …
Colorado Territory Notary Laws, 1861 Colorado Territory was formed in 1861 from parts of Kansas Territory, Nebraska Territory, New Mexico Territory and Utah Territory. The territory was formed in response to …
Colorado Justice of the Peace, 1859-1962 In Colorado, the office of Justice of the Peace (JP) existed for over 100 years, from 1859 to 1962, when justice of the …
Law Merchant, Pie Powder Courts In Europe in the Middle Ages, the Law Merchant was comprised of two branches, maritime law and commercial law. Both applied to merchants, who formed …
Notaries and the Knights Templar, 1119-1307 The Knighthood of the Temple of Solomon or Knights Templar were an elite religious and military order founded around 1119 AD by nine wealthy …