Category: Notary History
Marco Polo Travels and Will, 1324 Marco Polo (1254-1324 AD) was a merchant from Venice who, at age 17, traveled with his father and uncle on the Silk Road …
Roman Law Influence on Notaries, Tiro 50 BC Roman Law affects civil law notaries in many countries. In ancient Rome, Marcus Tullius Tiro (103 BC-4 BC), initially a slave …
Private Seals, Sealed Instruments, Locus Sigilli Private seals are rare today, but were common years ago, including wax seals, that were pressed with stamps or signet rings onto sealing …
Martial Law in Colorado Martial law has been imposed several times in Colorado history. Martial law (military law) is used during periods of conflicts and natural disasters and overrules …
Marine Protest and Maritime Law Most Colonial notaries lived at seaports and harbors. They were often called on to take a sea protest or marine protest made by vessel-masters …
Aspinwall Notarial Records, Boston, 1644-1651 On November 13, 1644, William Aspinwall was appointed by the General Court as the first notary of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The Aspinwall Notarial …
Dutch Notaries in New Netherland, 1626-1664 In Colonial America, after the Pilgrims arrived in 1620, the first notaries were in New England colonies in Connecticut and Massachusetts. For 38 …
Bent’s Fort, Colorado 1842 One of the early acts performed by a notary in the days before Colorado Territory was formed in 1861, was a marriage in 1842 at …
Deposition by Colorado Notary, 1865 Colorado notary law CRS 12-55-110(1)(d) authorizes a notary to take depositions, affidavits, verifications, and other sworn testimony or statements. While many notaries take affidavits, …
English Common Law for Notaries Does the English common law still apply today in Colorado? Here is the current Colorado statute, known as a reception statute, first adopted in …
Notary Public Day, November 7th The date of November 7th was chosen as Notary Public Day in recognition of the day that America’s first notary, Thomas Fugill, was appointed, …