{"product_id":"1776-edmund-physick-signed-pennsylvania-quit-rent-receipt-penn-proprietary-land","title":"1776 Edmund Physick Signed Pennsylvania Quit-Rent Receipt — Penn Proprietary Land","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExceptional Revolutionary-Era Pennsylvania Land Document — Signed by Edmund Physick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn important and highly desirable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 13, 1776 Pennsylvania land receipt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, documenting the payment of four years of quit-rent on \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e83½ acres of land in Providence Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe receipt records payment by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorge Miller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the current money of Pennsylvania and states that the quit-rent was paid in full through March 1, 1776. The document is personally signed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdmund Physick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of Pennsylvania's important colonial-era officials and agents associated with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenn family proprietors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhysick was a prominent Philadelphia businessman who served as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eReceiver-General and quit-rent collector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for Pennsylvania's proprietary government. He later became a confidential estate agent for the Penn family, managing their extensive Pennsylvania properties. Contemporary archival collections contain numerous Physick land receipts, warrants, and financial records from this period.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis document is especially desirable because of its \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 1776 date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, placing it just months before the Declaration of Independence and the end of Pennsylvania's proprietary colonial government. It provides a tangible record of the land and financial system that existed in Pennsylvania on the eve of American independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe receipt is printed on period paper with extensive manuscript additions and bears the bold original signature of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdmund Physick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The reverse retains additional manuscript impressions and notations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocument:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pennsylvania quit-rent receipt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e March 13, 1776\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlace:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Chester, Pennsylvania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLand:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 83½ acres\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Providence Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePayer:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e George Miller\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned by:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Edmund Physick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSubject:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Quit-rent paid to the Pennsylvania proprietors\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Revolutionary War \/ Colonial America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good overall for an 18th-century financial document, with expected folds, toning, edge wear, and manuscript aging.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn exceptional piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRevolutionary-era Pennsylvania Americana\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combining an original 1776 land transaction with the autograph of an important official connected to the Penn proprietary estate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSuggested Retail Price: $895\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52704454115610,"sku":null,"price":1251.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_2139_0b608310-8efc-45ce-9696-97c57566bda4.jpg?v=1786880827","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/1776-edmund-physick-signed-pennsylvania-quit-rent-receipt-penn-proprietary-land","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}