Category: Notary History
Timbuktu, Mali Manuscripts, Libraries 1300 AD Timbuktu (French: Tombouctou), Mali, was founded as a seasonal camp by Tuareg desert nomads in the 9th century during the dominance of the …
Indian Territory Notaries, 1834-1907 Indian Territory was land in the Central United States, now Oklahoma, reserved for the forced relocation of Native American tribes. The period after the American …
First Black Notaries in the U.S. There are few online articles and mentions about the first black notaries in United States history. Many stories were not written and have been …
New Sweden Colony, Delaware River, 1638-1655 The Kingdom of Sweden authorized the New Sweden Company to establish the colony of New Sweden along the Delaware River. Peter Minuit was …
Ancient Chinese Writing, Shang Dynasty, 1600 BC Ancient Chinese writing apparently began to develop during the Middle Shang Dynasty, located along the fertile Yellow River valley in northeast China. …
Indus Valley Civilization Writing, Seals Over 1,000 Bronze Age settlements developed in the ancient Indus Valley Civilization (IVC) in the floodplain along the fertile Indus River, located in current-day …
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 …