Bidspirit auction | 1836 Philadelphia Manuscript Land Indenture

1836 Philadelphia Manuscript Land Indenture for Lombard Street Property - This manuscript legal document is a land indenture dated June 16, 1836, for a property located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The document identifies the grantors as Howard Williams, a lumber merchant; his wife Mary D. Williams; Samuel Williams, an undertaker; Charles Williams, a leather dealer; and his wife Hannah P. Williams. The grantee is identified as William H. Moore. The property is described as a lot of ground situated on the south side of Lombard Street, located 118 feet west of Schuylkill Fifth Street, which corresponds to modern-day 18th Street. The text is handwritten in dark ink on a large single sheet of heavy rag paper. The interior features a series of seven red wax seals, each covered by a protective yellowed, diamond-shaped paper tab. The reverse side features a large, ten-pointed star-shaped paper seal with an embossed official crest for the City and County of Philadelphia. Signatures on the interior include Howard Williams, Charles Williams, Samuel Williams, and William H. Moore, with witnesses J. Heintzelman and Samuel Webb. Recording information on a separate panel indicates the document was filed in the Office for recording Deeds for the City and County of Philadelphia in Deed Book S.H.F. No. 5, page 39, on June 18, 1836, signed by Recorder Samuel H. Fisher. An outer panel features a later pencil notation reading #1814 Lombard. Width: approximately 24 inches. Fair to Good. The document exhibits significant age-toning and foxing consistent with its age. There is heavy dampstaining and discoloration visible on the outermost panel. Several creases from long-term folding are present, with minor wear and small chips along some edges. The manuscript ink remains dark and highly legible throughout.