[PONTUS - PONTOS GREEKS / SOCIAL HISTORY / THE BLACK SEA] Original historical document related to the changing land boundaries of Greeks in the 1341 [1925] auction, who had received title deeds during the despotic reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II

[FORMER GREEK OWNERS OF 120 HOUSEHOLDS FROM ORDU [KOTYORA] CITY.

Manuscript., AH 1341 = 1925.

Original Ottoman manuscript document. 35x23 cm. In Ottoman script. 2 p. Three Ottoman stamps and many procedural manuscript notes. Double-page. Written in black and purple ink on moon and crescent watermarked paper. Signed by the land registry director of the Turkish National Estate Office in Habsamane. Wear on extremities, stains on paper. Otherwise, a fair copy.

A very rare manuscript historical document pertaining to the changing land boundaries of the Greeks in 1341 [1925] auction, who had received title deeds during the Despotic Era of Sultan Abdülhamid II. The document includes a petition to the Governorship of Ordu City, written by the former Greek owners of 120 households from Habsamane Town of the city. It is signed by the authorized person of the office of the register of deeds.