Bidspirit auction | 1797 Dutch Legal Manuscript Property

1797 Dutch Legal Manuscript Property Deed with Pendant Skippet Seal - This is a formal Dutch legal manuscript document from the Batavian Republic period, dated November 9, 1797. The document functions as a property transfer or deed, indicated by the term Transporteert within the text. It is executed in a professional administrative hand using dark ink on multiple joined or folded sheets of laid paper. The text identifies principal parties including Frederik Willem van Andel and Pieter J. Kroon, with geographic references to Amsterdam, Haarlem, and Lijndenschalkwijk. The document features a pendant wax seal attached to the bottom edge by a paper strip. This seal is protected within a circular metal skippet and displays a heraldic coat of arms consisting of a divided shield with a lion in the upper left quadrant and a diagonal band in the lower right, all enclosed within a wreath. An applied paper-covered blind-embossed tax stamp is located in the upper left corner, showing faint characters including 9 and St, likely representing a 9-stuiver tax. The conclusion of the document bears the handwritten signature of P. J. Kroon. The reverse side is docketed with the date 9 Nov 1797 in a contemporary hand.