Bidspirit auction | 1828 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Manuscript Property

1828 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Manuscript Property Indenture, William Stevenson to Horatio B. Pennock - This is an original manuscript property deed, or indenture, dated April 12, 1828, documenting a real estate transaction in the Northern Liberties district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The legal instrument records the conveyance of a three-story brick messuage and accompanying lot situated on the north side of Sassafras Street from William Stevenson, identified as a merchant, and his wife Elizabeth, to Horatio B. Pennock. The text provides specific boundary details, mentioning adjacent properties formerly belonging to Septimus Coats and the late Solomon Lyons. The interior of the document features the hand-signed signatures of grantors William Stevenson and Elizabeth Stevenson, witnessed by Benjamin Stevenson and Edward D. Corfield. Three applied red wax seals are positioned adjacent to the primary signatures. The reverse side is docketed with a summary of the deed and includes official recording information for Deed Book G.W.R. No. 26, page 215, signed by recorder George W. Patterson and dated October 22, 1828. A blind-embossed paper seal, likely that of the City or County of Philadelphia, is affixed to the exterior. The document is handwritten in dark ink on a single large sheet of heavy parchment. Width: Approximately 31 inches Height: Approximately 24 inches. The document is in good antique condition, exhibiting standard fold lines from historical storage. There is light, uniform toning across the parchment and minor foxing consistent with early 19th-century paper and vellum items. The manuscript ink remains dark and highly legible throughout the text and signatures. There are no significant tears, losses, or separations visible at the fold intersections.