1815 Pennsylvania Land Patent – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Dauphin County – Embossed State Seal
1815 Pennsylvania Land Patent – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Dauphin County – Embossed State Seal
An original Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Land Patent issued in May 1815, conveying approximately 80 acres in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, to Joseph Nogle.
Printed on vellum with an engraved Commonwealth heading, this official land grant was issued by the Pennsylvania Land Office after completion of the survey and payment for the property. It bears the signature of John Cochran, Secretary of the Land Office, and retains its original embossed Commonwealth paper seal.
The document records the legal transfer of title from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the original purchaser and includes a detailed metes-and-bounds description of the tract, making it an important early Pennsylvania settlement document.
Details
- Original Pennsylvania land patent
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- May 1815
- Grantee: Joseph Nogle
- Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County
- Approximately 80 acres
- Engraved state heading
- Embossed Pennsylvania Land Office seal
- Signed by John Cochran, Secretary of the Land Office
- Original vellum document
Condition: Good. Conserved with professional archival repairs to a long separation, original folds, scattered staining, and expected age wear. The embossed seal, engraved heading, and signatures remain attractive and display well.
1815 Pennsylvania Land Patent – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Dauphin County – Embossed State Seal
An original Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Land Patent issued in May 1815, conveying approximately 80 acres in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, to Joseph Nogle.
Printed on vellum with an engraved Commonwealth heading, this official land grant was issued by the Pennsylvania Land Office after completion of the survey and payment for the property. It bears the signature of John Cochran, Secretary of the Land Office, and retains its original embossed Commonwealth paper seal.
The document records the legal transfer of title from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to the original purchaser and includes a detailed metes-and-bounds description of the tract, making it an important early Pennsylvania settlement document.
Details
- Original Pennsylvania land patent
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
- May 1815
- Grantee: Joseph Nogle
- Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County
- Approximately 80 acres
- Engraved state heading
- Embossed Pennsylvania Land Office seal
- Signed by John Cochran, Secretary of the Land Office
- Original vellum document
Condition: Good. Conserved with professional archival repairs to a long separation, original folds, scattered staining, and expected age wear. The embossed seal, engraved heading, and signatures remain attractive and display well.
