(William Penn)A land grant signed by William Penn's deputies. [Dated variously] One sheet of vellum (10 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.; 272 x 460 mm). Handwritten in black ink, signed by the deputies at foot, docketed on verso; old vertical and horizontal folds, a few internal chips along folds, several pinholes. Matted, framed, and glazed on both sides; not examined out of frame.Catalogue noteThe founder of Pennsylvania issues a land grant to John Ogle of New Castle County, dated in the grant as 31 December 1771—though the sheet is dated 1702 at the end. The signers of this document were the Proprietary Deputies of William Penn; Edward Shippen was Mayor of Philadelphia as well as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; James Logan was Penn's secretary; Griffith Owen was a colonial leader, Quaker preacher, and a surgeon. The docket on the verso is partially illegible, but is signed again by Griffith Owen and dated 26 August 1702.
(William Penn)A land grant signed by William Penn's deputies. [Dated variously] One sheet of vellum (10 3/4 x 18 1/8 in.; 272 x 460 mm). Handwritten in black ink, signed by the deputies at foot, docketed on verso; old vertical and horizontal folds, a few internal chips along folds, several pinholes. Matted, framed, and glazed on both sides; not examined out of frame.Catalogue noteThe founder of Pennsylvania issues a land grant to John Ogle of New Castle County, dated in the grant as 31 December 1771—though the sheet is dated 1702 at the end. The signers of this document were the Proprietary Deputies of William Penn; Edward Shippen was Mayor of Philadelphia as well as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; James Logan was Penn's secretary; Griffith Owen was a colonial leader, Quaker preacher, and a surgeon. The docket on the verso is partially illegible, but is signed again by Griffith Owen and dated 26 August 1702.
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