Property Deed #71
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Property Deed #71Scope and Content
Ottoman Land Registration Petition (Arzuhâl) Origin: Adana Vilayet (Kara Enbiya Arable Land / Mezra'a) Date: Rumi 1309 / c. 1893–1894 CE The text concerns a thirteen-dönüm vineyard situated in the Karaenbiya hamlet, detailing recent harvest yields, property boundaries, and a request for official replacement documentation through the Imperial Land Registry Office (Defter-hâne-i Hâkânî) following a loss of prior records. A formal revenue stamp affixed at the bottom bears an administrative cancellation mark, authenticating its submission to local authorities. It identifies the property holder as Barsumoğlu (Barsumian) Torna and notes that the plot lies adjacent to vineyards owned by Çilingir Sarkis, Lezirtilioğlu Sarkis, and Kazancı Artin. Written in the deed: “Regarding my thirteen-dönüm vineyard with known boundaries specified above, of which I am the possessor, the deed indicating its ownership has somehow been lost. For the purpose of issuing a copy [or replacement] of the document, I respectfully request that the situation be referred to the Imperial Land Registry Directorate. In this matter, the command belongs to His Excellency, the authority.”Category
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