2022
Pennsylvania Proprietary Lease, Philadelphia, 1704
Estimate:
$300 - $600
Sold
$600
Live Auction
November 5th, 2021 Gallery Auction l Americana Historical Documents, Memorabilia, & Weapons
Category
Description
Edward Shippen, Griffith Owen, and James Logan, as Commissioners and Proprietary Deputies of William Penn, hand-engrossed and signed document, Philadelphia, May 2, 1704; 1 p., oblong folio, on vellum: confirms a patent to John Thomas of a small tract of land on the Delaware River, near South Street, Philadelphia. With liber entry notations by Owen, verso.
Condition
Intersecting folds; outer surfaces dusted; some discoloring and wear
Provenance
From the estate of a Maryland collector. Purchased from Walter Benjamin Autographs, June, 1961.
