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1845 Dutch Mortgage Cancellation Document Utrecht Netherlands - This is a handwritten Dutch legal document titled Bewijs van Royement (Proof of Cancellation), issued by the Mortgage Registrar in Utrecht and dated August 11, 1845. The manuscript text certifies the cancellation of a mortgage registration originally entered on November 5, 1840. The document identifies the parties involved as Jacob Backer, who requested the cancellation, and Maria Volker, Anna Maria Volker, and Dirkje Volker. It references a notarized act from August 8, 1845, performed before the notary C. Dwaard. The document is signed by the deputy registrar, H. A. van der Meulen. The paper features two distinct blind-embossed revenue marks in the upper left corner. The first is a circular seal displaying the Dutch national coat of arms with a crowned shield and lion, flanked by the characters 50 and C. The second mark is an oval cartouche containing the word Hypotheken within a decorative border. A manuscript heading at the top reads District en Kantoor Utrecht. The lower left section includes a fee breakdown for the revenue stamp (Zegel) and salary totaling 1.19 Guilders. The document is composed on a single sheet of cream-toned paper with a bifolium fold. 13.5 inches x 8.25 inches.