Deed of Sale for an Alleyway in Easton, Pennsylvania, 1812

Vellum deed documenting the sale of a twenty-foot-wide alleyway in Easton, Pennsylvania, on March 31, 1812. The sellers were John Penn, William Penn, and Juliana Catharine Penn, heirs of William Penn, represented by their attorney John R. Coates. The buyer was Jacob Hart. The deed includes the signatures of John Geyer, Mayor of Philadelphia, and witnesses Tobias Scheonheit and Frederick Beates. The document details the legal transfer of property from the Penn heirs to Jacob Hart.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Hart, Jacob

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 4, Folder 3