{"product_id":"1791-thomas-mifflin-signed-pennsylvania-land-patent-elizabeth-dunwoody-york-county-vellum-elizabeths-retreat","title":"1791 Thomas Mifflin Signed Pennsylvania Land Patent – Elizabeth Dunwoody – York County – Vellum – \"Elizabeth's Retreat\"","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2443\" data-end=\"2908\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original Commonwealth of Pennsylvania land patent issued on \u003cstrong data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2523\"\u003eApril 7, 1791\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the administration of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2554\" data-end=\"2581\"\u003eGovernor Thomas Mifflin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Revolutionary War general, signer of the United States Constitution, and the first Governor of Pennsylvania under the Commonwealth's 1790 Constitution. The document grants \u003cstrong data-start=\"2755\" data-end=\"2767\"\u003e61 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2771\" data-end=\"2804\"\u003eReading Township, York County\u003c\/strong\u003e, to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2809\" data-end=\"2831\"\u003eElizabeth Dunwoody\u003c\/strong\u003e, the tract being identified by its original name, \u003cstrong data-start=\"2882\" data-end=\"2908\"\u003e\"Elizabeth's Retreat.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2910\" data-end=\"3461\"\u003eBeautifully executed in large eighteenth-century manuscript hand on vellum, the patent conveys the property with detailed metes-and-bounds descriptions and references the original survey completed on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3110\" data-end=\"3127\"\u003eJune 13, 1787\u003c\/strong\u003e. The reverse bears period docketing identifying the grantee, acreage, and county, together with recording information noting enrollment in the Pennsylvania Patent Books on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3300\" data-end=\"3317\"\u003eApril 8, 1791\u003c\/strong\u003e. Original embossed Commonwealth paper seals remain attached, and the registration endorsement is signed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3425\" data-end=\"3439\"\u003eMark Irwin\u003c\/strong\u003e, Master of the Rolls.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3463\" data-end=\"3857\"\u003ePennsylvania land patents from the first years of statehood are among the most desirable official documents of the early Republic, particularly those signed by Thomas Mifflin. Combining Revolutionary War history, early western settlement, and outstanding calligraphic presentation, this is an exceptional display piece and an important artifact of Pennsylvania's post-Revolutionary land system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3859\" data-end=\"4154\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3859\" data-end=\"3873\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original folds, scattered age toning, minor edge wear, seal reinforcements, and light staining consistent with age. Ink remains dark and highly legible. A handsome and highly collectible eighteenth-century Pennsylvania land patent suitable for display or institutional collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580272701722,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1751.jpg?v=1784937755","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1791-thomas-mifflin-signed-pennsylvania-land-patent-elizabeth-dunwoody-york-county-vellum-elizabeths-retreat","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}