Bidspirit auction | 1801 Manuscript Land Deed Indenture

1801 Manuscript Land Deed Indenture for Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania - An original manuscript land deed executed on April 15, 1801, for the transfer of property in Germantown Township, Philadelphia County. The document is handwritten in ink on a single sheet of vellum. It details the sale of land by Francis Engle, Benjamin Engle, and James Engle, serving as executors of the late Jacob Engle, to John Keisel. The property comprises approximately 17 acres, 3 quarters, and 8 perches. The text references neighboring landowners including Philip Young, Leonard Stoneburner, and William Shippen. The consideration for the transaction is stated as four hundred and twenty-six pounds. The header is written in a large blackletter script. The document contains the original ink signatures of the grantors Francis Engle, Benjamin Engle, and James Engle, with witnesses Jacob Greble and John Grover. The recording panel on the reverse indicates the deed was filed on December 21, 1813, in Philadelphia Deed Book I.C. No. 26, Page 707, under the hand and seal of the Recorder of Deeds. Three diamond-shaped paper-over-wax seals are present by the grantor signatures, and a large embossed seal for the City and County of Philadelphia Deed Office is visible on the recording section. Dimensions: Approximately 20 x 28 inches. The document is in very good condition with typical age-related toning and minor scattered foxing. The vellum shows characteristic crinkling and creases from historical folding. The ink remains dark and the handwriting is clearly legible throughout. Paper and wax seals are largely intact and well-defined.