Pennsylvania Commissioners of Property letter patent for land in Chester County : manuscript.

Format:

Manuscript

Author/Creator:

Pennsylvania. Commissioners of Property, enacting jurisdiction.

Contributor:

Markham, William, 1635-1704, witness.

Turner, Robert, 1635-1700, witness.

Goodson, John, 1690-1727, witness.

Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Langford, Ebenezer, 17th century.

Langford, Ebenezer.

Real property--Pennsylvania--Chester County.

Real property.

Pennsylvania--History--1775-1865--Sources.

Pennsylvania.

Genre:

letters patent

seals (marks)

Manuscripts, American -- 17th century.

Manuscripts, English -- 17th century.

Penn Provenance:

Acquired prior to 1970 (formerly RBM-174, University of Pennsylvania).

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) ; 30 x 45 cm

Production:

Philadelphia, 1694.

Contained In:

Miscellaneous Manuscripts (Large). Box 3 Folder 15

Summary:

Letter patent on the authority of proprietor William Penn, dated 7 May 1694, confirming the ownership by Ebenezer Langford of 500 acres of land in Chester County by affirming the grant of the land made by William Penn in 1683, witnessed and signed by William Markham, Robert Turner, and John Goodson, Commissioners of Property. On the back are two notes, one a caption title, "Patent for 500 acres of land to Mr. Ebenezer Langford," and the other documenting the recording of the letter patent in the Rolls Office, dated 31 October 1694, signed by Patrick Robinson, Secretary of the Province of Pennsylvania. The proprietary seal in wax is on the upper left corner of the document. The paper is brittle, especially where previously folded, and has an old repair in one section.

Cited as:

Pennsylvania Commissioners of Property letter patent for land in Chester County (Misc Mss (Large) Box 3 Folder 15). Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Pennsylvania.

OCLC:

1344185041