Bidspirit auction | 1837 Philadelphia Real Estate Indenture,

1837 Philadelphia Real Estate Indenture, George Randall to John Miles - This is an original 1837 Philadelphia real estate indenture documenting the transfer of property from George Randall and his wife, Margaret, to John Miles. George Randall is identified in the text as a Blacksmith residing in the District of Spring Garden, Penn Township, Philadelphia County. John Miles, Esq., is identified as an Attorney at Law of the City of Philadelphia. The document describes the sale of a three-story messuage or tenement and lot of ground located on the east side of Thirteenth Street, fifty-four feet southward of Buttonwood Street in the District of Spring Garden. The legal instrument consists of a large single sheet of heavy paper featuring a pre-printed form with extensive handwritten script in dark ink. The document header is printed in a prominent blackletter font reading This Indenture. A printer's credit at the top right margin states: Printed and sold by John C. Clark, 60 Dock Street, Philadelphia. The consideration for the property is recorded as two thousand seven hundred dollars. Two applied red wax seals on octagonal paper backings are located at the lower right of the document. The reverse of the folded document is hand-captioned in ink: Deed George Randall and Wife to John Miles, with the year 1837 added in the upper corner. Faint, illegible pencil notations are present on the top folded panel. Width: Approximately 25 inches (unfolded). The document is in good historical condition with signs of age and wear consistent with its period. There are deep, permanent creases from long-term folding, including minor separation and small tears at the fold intersections. Toning, foxing, and scattered moisture staining are present across the surface of the paper. The handwritten ink remains dark and highly legible. The two red wax seals are largely intact but show some surface cracking and minor edge loss.