1823 Pennsylvania Land Patent—Wolfgang Family to Arthur Rogers—Schuylkill County—Large Commonwealth Seal
An attractive original Commonwealth of Pennsylvania land patent documenting an early tract in Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County. Issued February 18, 1823, the patent grants approximately 31 acres and 40 perches to Arthur Rogers and retains its remarkably crisp embossed Pennsylvania Land Office seal.
The document records that Jacob Wolfgang originally paid the Commonwealth and obtained a warrant for the property on January 11, 1814. By an indenture dated November 6, 1815, Wolfgang conveyed his improvement right to Arthur Rogers, after which the Commonwealth formally perfected Rogers’s ownership through this patent.
Genealogical accounts identify an Arthur Rogers as the husband of Susanna Wolfgang, suggesting that this was a transfer within the Wolfgang family. The manuscript therefore provides both an official land record and an important piece of early Schuylkill County family history.
The property is described by a complete metes-and-bounds survey, naming neighboring landowners and establishing its location in Upper Mahantango Township. The patent was recorded in Patent Book H, Volume 72, page 229.
Signed by James Brady, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Land Office from 1821 to 1824, the large engraved form features an elaborate calligraphic “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania” heading, the state coat of arms, and the imprint of Philadelphia printers Hamilton & McIlwaine. Several later conveyances written on the reverse preserve an additional chain of ownership.
Complete and well preserved for its age, with original folds, scattered toning, spotting, handling wear, and some faded reverse inscriptions. The large embossed paper seal remains attached and exceptionally distinct.
An attractive original Commonwealth of Pennsylvania land patent documenting an early tract in Upper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County. Issued February 18, 1823, the patent grants approximately 31 acres and 40 perches to Arthur Rogers and retains its remarkably crisp embossed Pennsylvania Land Office seal.
The document records that Jacob Wolfgang originally paid the Commonwealth and obtained a warrant for the property on January 11, 1814. By an indenture dated November 6, 1815, Wolfgang conveyed his improvement right to Arthur Rogers, after which the Commonwealth formally perfected Rogers’s ownership through this patent.
Genealogical accounts identify an Arthur Rogers as the husband of Susanna Wolfgang, suggesting that this was a transfer within the Wolfgang family. The manuscript therefore provides both an official land record and an important piece of early Schuylkill County family history.
The property is described by a complete metes-and-bounds survey, naming neighboring landowners and establishing its location in Upper Mahantango Township. The patent was recorded in Patent Book H, Volume 72, page 229.
Signed by James Brady, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Land Office from 1821 to 1824, the large engraved form features an elaborate calligraphic “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania” heading, the state coat of arms, and the imprint of Philadelphia printers Hamilton & McIlwaine. Several later conveyances written on the reverse preserve an additional chain of ownership.
Complete and well preserved for its age, with original folds, scattered toning, spotting, handling wear, and some faded reverse inscriptions. The large embossed paper seal remains attached and exceptionally distinct.
