DS, five pages, 8.5 x 14.25, October 1906. Conveyance of land by executrix Kate A. Keller, the widow of A. H. Keller, executor William S. Keller, Aileen M. Keller, and Helen Keller, "the only living adult heirs of the said A. H. Keller," in which they grant unto John Donk and J. S. Colyar, for the sum of $300, a plot of land in Sheffield, Alabama, "in the county of Colbert." Signed near the bottom of the second page in pencil by Helen Keller. The document is also signed twice by Kate and William Keller (Helen's mother and half-brother), and by William's wife Aileen. The remaining three pages are signed by notary publics from the states of Alabama, Tennessee, and Massachusetts, and are dated between 1906 and 1909. In fine condition, with scattered stains and general light handling wear. Sheffield, Alabama, is the site of the historic Helen Keller Hospital, built in 1921 and originally known as Colbert County Hospital. In 1979, the center's name was changed to Helen Keller Hospital, and is located less than one mile away from Keller's birthplace Ivy Green in adjacent Tuscumbia.
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