1886 Ohio Chattel Mortgage James S. Munroe to James H. Eldren Bradford House For Sale

1886 Ohio Chattel Mortgage — James S. Munroe to James H. Eldren — Furniture and Fixtures, Bradford House

Double sided Approximately 8.5\" by 14\" folds

• This is an original 1886 Chattel Mortgage document from Cygnet, Ohio, executed between James S. Munroe (mortgagor) and James H. Eldren (mortgagee) for the sum of $38.75. The mortgage secures various items of furniture and fixtures located in the Bradford House, including bureaus, mirrors, chairs, and tables.

  Published by The Robert Clarke Company, Cincinnati, this preprinted legal form was used in compliance with Ohio state law governing chattel mortgages—a type of secured loan in which personal property (rather than real estate) served as collateral.

  The mortgage specifies that payment was due within sixty days from November 30, 1886, and outlines procedures for refiling, township recording, and lawful repossession in case of default. Signatures and handwriting from both parties appear in brown ink, with official filing instructions printed in fine detail on the verso.

  A fine example of 19th-century Ohio legal and financial documentation, illustrating the formalities of small-scale secured lending in rural America during the late Victorian era.