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1845 Dutch Manuscript Document Proof of Mortgage Cancellation Utrecht Netherlands - This is an original Dutch manuscript document dated August 11, 1845, titled Bewijs van Royement or Proof of Cancellation. Issued by the District and Office of Mortgages in Utrecht, the document certifies the discharge of a mortgage registration from official records. The text, executed in ink on laid paper, specifies that the original registration was made on November 5, 1840, at the request of Jacob Backer. The manuscript mentions individuals Maria Volker, Anna Maria Volker, and Dirkje Volker, and references a notarial act passed before the Utrecht Notary C. Dwaard on August 8, 1845. The document concludes with a statement of fees for the stamp and salary totaling one guilder and nineteen cents. It is signed on behalf of the Mortgage Registrar by an official whose signature appears to read H. Avandere Meulen. Two embossed marks are present in the upper left corner: a circular 50-cent revenue stamp featuring the Dutch Royal Coat of Arms and an oval office seal containing the word Hypotheken within a decorative foliate border. 11.5 inches (H) x 8.5 inches (W).