Category: Notary History
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 …
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 was an elite religious and military order founded around 1119 AD by nine wealthy …
Fort Massachusetts, Fort Garland, John M. Francisco, 1852 In April 1852, two companies of First Dragoons from Fort Union (east of Santa Fe) and one company of Third Infantry, …
Notaries Public Act of 1876 The Notaries Public Act of 1876 is found in the Statutes at Large, 44th Congress, 1st Session, Chapter 304, An act to provide for …
Four Language Sea Letter, Nantucket Whaling Ship, 1854 A four-language sea letter, written in English, Spanish, French, and Dutch, required the signature of a notary to whom the vessel’s master …