1795 Pennsylvania Indenture For The First Senator From The state, Maclay

Measures 28 x 14 on vellum

This document is a land indenture agreement from 1795 between William Maclay and Jacob Rush for a lot of ground in the town of Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

Document Details

Date: The indenture was made on March 20, 1795.

Parties: It is an agreement between William Maclay, a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer, surveyor, and future U.S. Senator, and Jacob Rush. William Maclay and his wife Mary are listed as grantors.

Location: The land is described as a lot of ground, number fifty-eight (N° 58), located in the town of Sunbury, in the county of Northumberland (now Dauphin County), Pennsylvania.

Boundaries: The lot is bounded and described as containing in breadth on Broadway (a high street), and bounded westward by Broadway, northward by Lot Number fifty-seven (N° 57), and eastward by River Alley.

Ownership History: The document notes that the said lot of ground was originally granted by the late Proprietaries of Pennsylvania to William Maclay by a patent dated the twentieth day of March, in the year one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five.

Consideration: Jacob Rush paid sixty Spanish milled dollars to William Maclay for the property.

Purpose: The agreement transfers the rights and ownership of the land from Maclay to Jacob Rush, his heirs, and assigns forever, subject to any existing covenants or reservations connected with the property.

Authentication: The document includes signatures from William Maclay and Mary Maclay, with wax seals, and notes the presence of witnesses, including "Jona. Forster". The bottom section confirms the payment was received and the indenture was acknowledged in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.