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1855 Dutch Notarial Property Sales Contract Utrecht Organ Builder Bernardus de Puis - This is a mid-19th-century Dutch handwritten manuscript document, specifically a notarial sales contract known as a Koopcontract for a property in Utrecht, Netherlands. The document is dated February 14, 1855, and was executed before Notary H. Duyffjes. The contract records the sale of a property described as a garden with a pavilion or dwelling (Een tuin met koepel of woning) located in the second alley running from the Maliebaan toward the Oudwijker neighborhood. The seller is identified as Mejufvrouw Arnolda Geertruida Vroon, the widow of Huibert Schouten. The buyer is Bernardus de Puis, who is specifically identified in the text by his profession as an organ builder (orgelmaker). The document consists of several large, nested, and folded leaves of paper. The interior features a circular embossed revenue stamp at the top left depicting the Dutch coat of arms flanked by 50 C. (50 Cents). The conclusion of the text bears a circular ink notarial stamp for Utrecht and the manuscript signature of H. Duyffjes, Notaris. The final pages contain detailed financial notations regarding registration fees (Regt), seal fees (Zegel), and salary (Salaris), with totals of 55.20 and 10.35 Guilders. Height: 13 inches Folded Width: 4.5 inches.