Bidspirit auction | 1819. Brewster, Peter H. Manuscript

1819. Brewster, Peter H. Manuscript Vellum Land Indenture, Germantown, Philadelphia. (Signed) - This original Pennsylvania vellum land deed indenture, dated March 11, 1819, records the legal transfer of a messuage and plantation located in Germantown, Philadelphia County. The document is handwritten in ink on a single large sheet of vellum. It identifies Peter H. Brewster, a yeoman, and his wife Elizabeth Brewster as parties of the first part, and Catharine Duval, wife of merchant James S. Duval, as the party of the third part, with Samuel Weaver and Anthony Williams acting as trustees. The document features a decorative calligraphic header reading This Indenture and contains a detailed metes-and-bounds property description referencing local landmarks such as Abington Lane and Plumixon’s farm. The document bears the original signatures of Peter H. Brewster, Elizabeth Brewster, Samuel Weaver, and Anthony Williams. It was witnessed and signed by John Conard and Jno. L. Woolf. Two embossed paper seals are affixed to the vellum near the primary signatures. The reverse of the document includes a signed acknowledgment by Petitt confirming Elizabeth Brewster was examined separately from her husband to ensure voluntary consent. An exterior recording statement dated April 25, 1839, is signed by G. Smith, Recorder for the City and County of Philadelphia, and features an intact red wax-wafer seal. Width (unfolded): approximately 28 inches. The vellum is in good historical condition with expected age-toning and light scattered foxing throughout. There are deep permanent creases from the document being stored in a folded state for over two centuries. The handwritten text remains dark and clearly legible. The red wax seal on the exterior fold is well-preserved with a clear impression, and the embossed paper seals are intact.