Lot 8
[Penn, William] Land Grant, signed
Sale 5092 - The Pennsylvania Sale featuring The Hedgerow Theatre Collection
Oct 28, 2020
10:00AM ET
/ Philadelphia
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[Penn, William] Land Grant, signed
Philadelphia: January 26, 1684. 1 pp. Manuscript document on vellum in a secretarial hand. Signed by William Penn ("Wm. Penn") as Governor of Pennsylvania, granting ownership of 200 acres in New Castle County to Thomas Simmons; MS. on verso transferring land to a Thomas Offley, dated June 10, 1693. Some losses along center fold; MS. and signature slightly faded; lightly soiled. 29 1/4 x 32 1/8 in. (742 x 815 mm). Window mounted and framed with two engraved portraits of Penn, as well as one lithograph depicting Penn's residences. Includes an additional typed transcription of the grant, in frame.
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