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1Notary public — An embossed foil Notary Seal from the State of New York. A notary public (or notary or public notary) in the common law world is a public officer constituted by law to serve the public in non contentious matters usually concerned with estates,… …
2Civil law notary — 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys Civil law notaries, or Latin notaries, are lawyers of noncontentious private civil law who draft, take, and record legal instruments for private parties, provide legal …
3Certified copy — For the 2010 French film, see Certified Copy (film). A certified copy is a copy (often a photocopy) of a primary document, that has on it an endorsement or certificate that it is a true copy of the primary document. It does not certify that the… …
4China Center of Adoption Affairs — The China Center of Adoption Affairs (CCAA) was established on June 24, 1996[1] by China s Ministry of Civil Affairs. The CCAA is responsible for the welfare of children in the care of Child Welfare Institutes (orphanages), domestic adoption, and …
5Notary public (Pennsylvania) — A notary public in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is empowered to perform seven distinct official acts: take affidavits, verifications, acknowledgments and depositions, certify copies of documents, administer oaths and affirmations, and protest …
6Marie Thérèse Metoyer — Marie Thérèse ditte Coincoin[1] (August 1742 1816) was notable as a free médecine, planter, and businesswoman in Natchitoches Parish. She was freed from slavery after a long liaison and ten children with Claude Thomas Pierre Métoyer. She and her… …
7diplomatics — /dip leuh mat iks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of deciphering old official documents, as charters, and of determining their authenticity, age, or the like. [1785 95; see DIPLOMATIC, ICS] * * * ▪ study of documents Introduction… …
8Melrose Plantation — U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. National Historic Landmark District …
9Origin theories of Christopher Columbus — Christopher Columbus depicted in The Virgin of the Navigators by Alejo Fernández, 1531–36. The exact origin of Christopher Columbus (his national or ethnic background) has been a source of speculation since the 19th century.[1] However, it is… …
10ARCHIVES — ARCHIVES, (a) a place where old records are collected and preserved in an orderly fashion in their entirety, as well as groups of interrelated documents originating from individuals or a public body ( historical archives ); registers and filing… …
