Penn, William (1644-1718) Signed Land Deed, 26 September 1681.

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Penn, William (1644-1718) Signed Land Deed, 26 September 1681.
Single parchment sheet. Commemorating a rental agreement for 500 acres of land in Pennsylvania, between Penn and James Peters of Bristol, Soapmaker; the names and some of the terms of the agreement have been scratched out and altered; lacking the wax seal, top edge cut in the typical wavy line, bottom edge folded up as usual, with the strip of parchment (originally holding the seal) intact; with Penn's signature on the turned-up edge, old folds, wear, a hole that elides one word, signed by witnesses and with a later docket on the verso; mounted in a double-glazed frame, 28 1/4 x 8 in.
Estimate $2,000-3,000


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