1776 Pennsylvania Indenture
This document in fair condition is a land deed (indenture) from Pennsylvania dated 1776, transferring a parcel of land in Lower Salford township.
This document is signed by Philip Frederick Antes, delegate from Philadelphia to the Provincial Conference and the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, and a colonial military officer during the Revolution.
This vellum document measures 15 x 24 1/2 inches.
The document is a historical legal agreement on parchment or vellum, using formal 18th-century legal language.
Document Summary
Type: Indenture (a type of deed for land transfer)
Location: Lower Salford Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Parties Involved:
Grantors: Widow Mary Kary, Henry Kary, and Cathrine his wife (children of the deceased Nicholas Kary).
Grantee: John Kary (another son of Nicholas Kary).
Previous Owner: John Atkinson and Mary his wife.
Property: A tract or "parcell of Land" containing seven acres and one quarter of an acre.
Consideration: "The Sum of one hundred and Seventy Pounds lawful Money of Pennsylvania".
The document details the legal transfer of inherited land from the widow and other heirs to John Kary, who then becomes the lawful owner of the premises. The initial phrase "To all People to whom these presents shall come" is common legal boilerplate used to introduce deeds and other official documents.
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This document in fair condition is a land deed (indenture) from Pennsylvania dated 1776, transferring a parcel of land in Lower Salford township.
This document is signed by Philip Frederick Antes, delegate from Philadelphia to the Provincial Conference and the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, and a colonial military officer during the Revolution.
This vellum document measures 15 x 24 1/2 inches.
The document is a historical legal agreement on parchment or vellum, using formal 18th-century legal language.
Document Summary
Type: Indenture (a type of deed for land transfer)
Location: Lower Salford Township in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Parties Involved:
Grantors: Widow Mary Kary, Henry Kary, and Cathrine his wife (children of the deceased Nicholas Kary).
Grantee: John Kary (another son of Nicholas Kary).
Previous Owner: John Atkinson and Mary his wife.
Property: A tract or "parcell of Land" containing seven acres and one quarter of an acre.
Consideration: "The Sum of one hundred and Seventy Pounds lawful Money of Pennsylvania".
The document details the legal transfer of inherited land from the widow and other heirs to John Kary, who then becomes the lawful owner of the premises. The initial phrase "To all People to whom these presents shall come" is common legal boilerplate used to introduce deeds and other official documents.
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