Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 [Pennsylvania land grant to William Lane]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01244 Author/Creator: Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 Place Written: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Type: Document signed Date: 2 April 1795 Pagination: 1 p. : vellum : docket Height: 29 cm, Width: 53.6 cm Order a Copy
Partially printed land patent counter-signed by JamesTrimble as Deputy Secretary and witnessed by Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Mifflin. Lane obtained the land, called "Oatland" in Bald Eagle township, from Isaiah Davis. The document describes the specific boundaries of the tract, the sale of which was orchestrated through 1793 and 1794. A note signed by Matthew Irvin on the verso indicates that the patent was recorded in the state records on 20 April 1795. Large star shaped paper seal on top left corner.
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