Pennsylvania Land Patent 1829
Measures 20 1/2 x 13 on vellum
This document is a Pennsylvania land patent (grant) dated December 10, 1829. It officially grants a tract of land in Northumberland County to Joseph Wallis and Catharine Leont, following an earlier survey for John Boyd.
Document Details
Grantors: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Grantees: Joseph Wallis and Catharine Leont.
Original Warrant Holder: John Boyd.
Date: The tenth day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.
Location: Situated in Turbot Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Total Area: The tract contains four hundred and twenty-six acres and one hundred and thirty-seven perches.
Key Provisions
Terms: The land is granted "FREE AND CLEAR of all Restrictions and Reservations, as to Mines, Royalties, Quit-rents, or otherwise".
Reservation: The document explicitly reserves "only the fifth part of all Gold and Silver Ore, for the use of this COMMONWEALTH, to be delivered at the Pitt's mouth, clear of all charges". This was a common clause in early Pennsylvania land grants.
Signatures/Enrollment: The document is signed by a Deputy Secretary of the Land Office, Nich. Main, and enrolled in Patent Book H.H. Vol. 16, page 299.
Measures 20 1/2 x 13 on vellum
This document is a Pennsylvania land patent (grant) dated December 10, 1829. It officially grants a tract of land in Northumberland County to Joseph Wallis and Catharine Leont, following an earlier survey for John Boyd.
Document Details
Grantors: The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Grantees: Joseph Wallis and Catharine Leont.
Original Warrant Holder: John Boyd.
Date: The tenth day of December, in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine.
Location: Situated in Turbot Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Total Area: The tract contains four hundred and twenty-six acres and one hundred and thirty-seven perches.
Key Provisions
Terms: The land is granted "FREE AND CLEAR of all Restrictions and Reservations, as to Mines, Royalties, Quit-rents, or otherwise".
Reservation: The document explicitly reserves "only the fifth part of all Gold and Silver Ore, for the use of this COMMONWEALTH, to be delivered at the Pitt's mouth, clear of all charges". This was a common clause in early Pennsylvania land grants.
Signatures/Enrollment: The document is signed by a Deputy Secretary of the Land Office, Nich. Main, and enrolled in Patent Book H.H. Vol. 16, page 299.
