{"product_id":"1805-virginia-land-grant-signed-by-governor-john-page-rockbridge-county-original-commonwealth-seal","title":"1805 Virginia Land Grant Signed by Governor John Page – Rockbridge County – Original Commonwealth Seal","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"2558\" data-end=\"2868\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn original Commonwealth of Virginia land grant issued \u003cstrong data-start=\"2613\" data-end=\"2633\"\u003eJanuary 24, 1805\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the administration of Revolutionary patriot and Governor \u003cstrong data-start=\"2699\" data-end=\"2712\"\u003eJohn Page\u003c\/strong\u003e. This official land patent conveys approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2775\"\u003e150 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e in \u003cstrong data-start=\"2779\" data-end=\"2810\"\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the waters of \u003cstrong data-start=\"2829\" data-end=\"2848\"\u003eCollier's Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e, to \u003cstrong data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"2867\"\u003eHugh Erwin\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2870\" data-end=\"3255\"\u003eThe document records land acquired under Virginia Treasury warrants and includes a detailed manuscript survey describing the tract by natural landmarks, adjoining landowners, compass bearings, and boundary trees. Such patents represent the final legal conveyance of public land from the Commonwealth and are among the most important surviving records of Virginia's westward settlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3257\" data-end=\"3671\"\u003eThe grant bears the \u003cstrong data-start=\"3277\" data-end=\"3327\"\u003ebold autograph signature of Governor John Page\u003c\/strong\u003e, a close associate of Thomas Jefferson, Revolutionary War officer, member of the First United States Congress, and Governor of Virginia from \u003cstrong data-start=\"3469\" data-end=\"3485\"\u003e1802 to 1805\u003c\/strong\u003e. It also retains its original \u003cstrong data-start=\"3516\" data-end=\"3571\"\u003eembossed paper seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e, a desirable feature often missing from comparable documents. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3673\" data-end=\"3684\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3673\" data-end=\"3684\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"3686\" data-end=\"4117\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"5sqzx6\" data-start=\"3686\" data-end=\"3710\"\u003eDate: January 24, 1805\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"50aflk\" data-start=\"3711\" data-end=\"3732\"\u003eGovernor: John Page\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"12dt30p\" data-start=\"3733\" data-end=\"3754\"\u003eGrantee: Hugh Erwin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d73rbq\" data-start=\"3755\" data-end=\"3794\"\u003eLocation: Rockbridge County, Virginia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"219d5y\" data-start=\"3795\" data-end=\"3825\"\u003eWatercourse: Collier's Creek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"bnw2p2\" data-start=\"3826\" data-end=\"3858\"\u003eApproximate acreage: 150 acres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"19qv8c6\" data-start=\"3859\" data-end=\"3889\"\u003eOriginal autograph signature\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1dmdu9i\" data-start=\"3890\" data-end=\"3933\"\u003eOriginal embossed Commonwealth paper seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1gih08m\" data-start=\"3934\" data-end=\"3970\"\u003ePrinted and manuscript land patent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1y6xpwo\" data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"4017\"\u003eReverse recording and ownership endorsements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"14b9itj\" data-start=\"4018\" data-end=\"4117\"\u003eCondition: Good to Very Good with expected folds, moderate toning, water staining, and edge wear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4119\" data-end=\"4340\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAn authentic and highly collectible Virginia land patent from the early Republic, combining an original gubernatorial signature, an intact Commonwealth seal, and an important record of settlement in the Shenandoah Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"496\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"482\" data-end=\"496\"\u003eHugh Erwin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"498\" data-end=\"795\"\u003eThe property is located in \u003cstrong data-start=\"525\" data-end=\"556\"\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e, on the \u003cstrong data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"594\"\u003ewaters of Collier's Creek\u003c\/strong\u003e, adjoining lands of \u003cstrong data-start=\"615\" data-end=\"634\"\u003eJohn Standiford\u003c\/strong\u003e and the heirs of \u003cstrong data-start=\"652\" data-end=\"669\"\u003eWilliam Neely\u003c\/strong\u003e. The document contains a lengthy metes-and-bounds survey describing the tract by trees, ridges, creeks, and compass bearings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"797\" data-end=\"1006\"\u003eThe patent recites that the land was obtained under a \u003cstrong data-start=\"851\" data-end=\"871\"\u003eTreasury Warrant\u003c\/strong\u003e, referencing surveys dating from \u003cstrong data-start=\"905\" data-end=\"913\"\u003e1799\u003c\/strong\u003e and warrants issued in \u003cstrong data-start=\"937\" data-end=\"945\"\u003e1804\u003c\/strong\u003e before the final patent was granted on \u003cstrong data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1005\"\u003eJanuary 24, 1805\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1275\"\u003eThe lower right bears the \u003cstrong data-start=\"1034\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003elarge autograph signature of Governor John Page\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Revolutionary War officer, member of the First United States Congress, close friend of Thomas Jefferson, and Governor of Virginia from 1802 to 1805. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1277\" data-end=\"1516\"\u003eThe original \u003cstrong data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1345\"\u003eembossed paper seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia\u003c\/strong\u003e remains attached in the lower left corner. 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The reverse contains period ownership and recording notations referencing Hugh Erwin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1518\" data-end=\"1521\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hrykuu\" data-start=\"1523\" data-end=\"1535\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1555\"\u003eGood to Very Good.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1821\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1rk1w6u\" data-start=\"1557\" data-end=\"1584\"\u003eOriginal folds throughout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1nrxwcf\" data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1606\"\u003eModerate age toning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1tiofh1\" data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1654\"\u003eSome water staining, primarily on the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"gv7uoc\" data-start=\"1655\" data-end=\"1690\"\u003eSmall edge losses and corner wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"d7euzg\" data-start=\"1691\" data-end=\"1741\"\u003eGovernor's signature remains bold and attractive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"v6xxn7\" data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"1780\"\u003eOriginal embossed paper seal present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"7nvmzs\" data-start=\"1781\" data-end=\"1821\"\u003eNo major text loss affecting the grant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1823\" data-end=\"1950\"\u003eWhile showing more wear than many surviving Virginia patents, it remains an attractive early nineteenth-century state document.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52581954781466,"sku":null,"price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_1786.jpg?v=1785018079","url":"https:\/\/princetonaudubonprints.com\/products\/1805-virginia-land-grant-signed-by-governor-john-page-rockbridge-county-original-commonwealth-seal","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}