Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
collection
Title
Pierce County, Wisconsin. Register of Deeds. Conditional sales and chattel mortgage records, 1930-1937.
Date(s)
- 1930-1937 (creation)
Extent
0.1 cubic feet (2 volumes)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Primarily chattel mortgage records kept by city, town, and village clerks which were collected by the register of deeds. The chattel mortgages include the names of mortgagor and mortgagee, amount of mortgage, and dates of filing, mortgage due, and release. Some volumes contain listings of conditional sales which may include dates of contracts and filing, names of seller and buyer, and a description of goods sold. There are two volumes of chattel mortgage records, 1914-1933, which contain copies of some of the towns' chattel mortgage records as well as mortgages filed only with the register of deeds.
System of arrangement
Arranged by local government unit and thereunder alphabetical by mortgagee or chronological by filing date.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
COLLECTION STORED, ALL or IN-PART, AT ARC: Collection can be requested for transfer through the Area Research Center (ARC) Network, consult Reading Room Staff.
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Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Researchers are responsible for using in accordance with 17 U.S.C. Copyright may have not been transferred to the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
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Alternative identifier(s)
OCLC
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Name access points
- Gilman (Pierce County, Wis. : Town). Clerk (creation)