December 29, 1877 – January 12, 1878
The Price of Early Seattle Prosperity
Sheriff’s notices and King County courthouse auctions, reported 1877–78.
3 reports in Puget Sound Dispatch, December 29, 1877 – January 12, 1878.
The story
In late December 1877 and January 1878, the Puget Sound Dispatch reported a sheriff’s notice that it said revealed fragile real estate speculation in King County. A later report described mass foreclosures in 1877 Seattle as the territorial economy tightened, and a third reported public auctions at the King County courthouse. The available reports are brief notices and do not give detailed causes or figures.
Told from the 3 reports below. The reports are the record.
The archive grouped these reports automatically, by date, place and subject.
The reports 3
- Puget Sound DispatchThe Price of Early Seattle Prosperity
A sheriff’s notice reveals the fragile nature of early real estate speculation in King County.
- Puget Sound DispatchThe Price of Panic: Mass Foreclosures in 1877 Seattle
As the territorial economy tightens, a single Sheriff’s notice reveals the vast, liquidated assets of early Seattle real estate speculators.
- Puget Sound DispatchThe Sheriff's Auction of 1878
Public auctions at the King County courthouse reveal the financial fragility and land speculation common in early Seattle.
From the pages
Puget Sound Dispatch · Dec 29, 1877
Puget Sound Dispatch · Jan 5, 1878
Puget Sound Dispatch · Jan 12, 1878
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