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Sheriff's Sale Deed: Land and Unfinished Cabin in Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, 1798

Deed of a sheriff's sale of land and an unfinished cabin in Aaronsburg, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The deed, dated November 27, 1798, transfers property from Frederick Henning the Elder to James Duncan. Robert Irwin signed the deed, which was completed on June 20, 1800. The document mentions Aaron Levy, a business partner of Joseph Simon and former employee of Robert Morris, who played a role in supplying troops and lending money to the Continental Congress during the American Revolution and was closely associated with the Gratz family.

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Deed: John Penn, Sr. and John Penn, Jr. to Joseph Rakestraw, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 1776

Vellum deed conveying land on the Shamokin Creek in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The deed, dated April 27, 1776, includes a full seal and references contiguous Gratz land. A later notation indicates the document was accessed on July 13, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Note Payable from Robert Morris to Aaron Levy, 1794

A printed note payable form, filled in by hand, documenting a loan of $4,000 from Aaron Levy to Robert Morris on April 2, 1794, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The note includes signatures from Robert Morris, two witnesses, and a seal. The verso shows Aaron Levy's signatures indicating receipt of interest on April 2, 1795 and April 2, 1796; the loan was not fully repaid.

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