Pennsylvania Land Sale Document Signed By Simon Snyder As Judge.
This document measuring 15 x 19 inches is a partially-printed land deed (indenture) from the County of Northumberland in Pennsylvania, dated 1787. It records the sale of a tract of land by the County Commissioners after its original owner, Nicholas Veitzinger, failed to pay accumulated taxes following the Revolutionary War.
At the very bottom appears the signature of Simon Snyder, as judge, who was the third governor of Pennsylvania.
Document Details
Date: The indenture is dated the seventh day of November, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-seven (November 7, 1787).
Location: The land is situated in Mohoney Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Original Owner (Delinquent): Nicholas Veitzinger.
Purchaser: Henry Douky of Sunbury.
Transaction: The land was sold by public vendue (auction) by the County Commissioners because Nicholas Veitzinger did not pay assessed taxes, including the Eighteen Penny Tax for 1779/80, Continental Money Taxes for 1780, Sinking Fund Taxes for 1781, and Federal Supply Taxes for 1782 and 1783.
Signatures: Aside from Snyder at the bottom, the document appears to be signed by the Commissioners Matthew Clark, William Grant, and John Justice. It also includes additional handwritten notes and seals.
This document measuring 15 x 19 inches is a partially-printed land deed (indenture) from the County of Northumberland in Pennsylvania, dated 1787. It records the sale of a tract of land by the County Commissioners after its original owner, Nicholas Veitzinger, failed to pay accumulated taxes following the Revolutionary War.
At the very bottom appears the signature of Simon Snyder, as judge, who was the third governor of Pennsylvania.
Document Details
Date: The indenture is dated the seventh day of November, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty-seven (November 7, 1787).
Location: The land is situated in Mohoney Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
Original Owner (Delinquent): Nicholas Veitzinger.
Purchaser: Henry Douky of Sunbury.
Transaction: The land was sold by public vendue (auction) by the County Commissioners because Nicholas Veitzinger did not pay assessed taxes, including the Eighteen Penny Tax for 1779/80, Continental Money Taxes for 1780, Sinking Fund Taxes for 1781, and Federal Supply Taxes for 1782 and 1783.
Signatures: Aside from Snyder at the bottom, the document appears to be signed by the Commissioners Matthew Clark, William Grant, and John Justice. It also includes additional handwritten notes and seals.