Revolutionary War Era 1778 John Dickinson Philadelphia Land Deed – Official Exemplification – Penman of the Revolution – Embossed Recorder's Seal
Revolutionary War Era 1778 John Dickinson Philadelphia Land Deed – Official Exemplification – Penman of the Revolution – Embossed Recorder's Seal
An exceptional Revolutionary War-era official exemplification issued by the Philadelphia Recorder's Office on October 22, 1778, certifying the text of an important colonial land conveyance originally executed October 21, 1768 and recorded November 11, 1774.
The document concerns the conveyance of valuable Philadelphia real estate by the Contributors to the Relief and Employment of the Poor in the City of Philadelphia—the corporation administering the city's Almshouse properties—to John Dickinson, Esquire, one of the foremost American Founding Fathers.
Known as the "Penman of the Revolution," Dickinson authored the influential Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, helped shape colonial resistance to Britain, served in both Continental Congresses, drafted the Olive Branch Petition, and later became one of the signers of the United States Constitution.
The deed transfers multiple parcels of Philadelphia property, including frontage on Third Street, adjoining Union Street, additional lots, alley rights, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances, for the substantial consideration of £695 Pennsylvania currency. The reverse docket indicates the document later accompanied Dickinson's transfer of the property to Philemon Dickinson, Revolutionary War general and his brother.
Issued during the American Revolution, the manuscript bears the elegant certification of John Morris, Jr., Recorder of Deeds, together with a remarkably well-preserved embossed Recorder's Office seal featuring the Pennsylvania coat of arms.
Unlike ordinary colonial deeds, this is an official governmental exemplification prepared directly from the recorded deed, making it both an original Revolutionary War public record and an important artifact documenting one of the leading political thinkers of the founding generation.
A museum-quality manuscript combining colonial Philadelphia real estate history, Revolutionary War America, official Pennsylvania legal records, and the legacy of one of the nation's most influential Founding Fathers.
Revolutionary War Era 1778 John Dickinson Philadelphia Land Deed – Official Exemplification – Penman of the Revolution – Embossed Recorder's Seal
An exceptional Revolutionary War-era official exemplification issued by the Philadelphia Recorder's Office on October 22, 1778, certifying the text of an important colonial land conveyance originally executed October 21, 1768 and recorded November 11, 1774.
The document concerns the conveyance of valuable Philadelphia real estate by the Contributors to the Relief and Employment of the Poor in the City of Philadelphia—the corporation administering the city's Almshouse properties—to John Dickinson, Esquire, one of the foremost American Founding Fathers.
Known as the "Penman of the Revolution," Dickinson authored the influential Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania, helped shape colonial resistance to Britain, served in both Continental Congresses, drafted the Olive Branch Petition, and later became one of the signers of the United States Constitution.
The deed transfers multiple parcels of Philadelphia property, including frontage on Third Street, adjoining Union Street, additional lots, alley rights, privileges, hereditaments, and appurtenances, for the substantial consideration of £695 Pennsylvania currency. The reverse docket indicates the document later accompanied Dickinson's transfer of the property to Philemon Dickinson, Revolutionary War general and his brother.
Issued during the American Revolution, the manuscript bears the elegant certification of John Morris, Jr., Recorder of Deeds, together with a remarkably well-preserved embossed Recorder's Office seal featuring the Pennsylvania coat of arms.
Unlike ordinary colonial deeds, this is an official governmental exemplification prepared directly from the recorded deed, making it both an original Revolutionary War public record and an important artifact documenting one of the leading political thinkers of the founding generation.
A museum-quality manuscript combining colonial Philadelphia real estate history, Revolutionary War America, official Pennsylvania legal records, and the legacy of one of the nation's most influential Founding Fathers.
