{"product_id":"1823-pennsylvania-land-patent-wolfgang-family-to-arthur-rogers-schuylkill-county-large-commonwealth-seal","title":"1823 Pennsylvania Land Patent—Wolfgang Family to Arthur Rogers—Schuylkill County—Large Commonwealth Seal","description":"\u003cp class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eAn attractive original Commonwealth of Pennsylvania land patent documenting an early tract in \u003cstrong\u003eUpper Mahantango Township, Schuylkill County\u003c\/strong\u003e. Issued February 18, 1823, the patent grants approximately \u003cstrong\u003e31 acres and 40 perches\u003c\/strong\u003e to Arthur Rogers and retains its remarkably crisp embossed Pennsylvania Land Office seal.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe document records that \u003cstrong\u003eJacob Wolfgang\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenealogical accounts identify an Arthur Rogers as the husband of \u003cstrong\u003eSusanna Wolfgang\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned by \u003cstrong\u003eJames Brady\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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 \u0026amp; McIlwaine. Several later conveyances written on the reverse preserve an additional chain of ownership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComplete 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Signature Documents LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732993896730,"sku":null,"price":972.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2221\/0931\/files\/IMG_2369.jpg?v=1787412538","url":"https:\/\/www.thearchiveauthority.com\/en-ca\/products\/1823-pennsylvania-land-patent-wolfgang-family-to-arthur-rogers-schuylkill-county-large-commonwealth-seal","provider":"Signature Documents LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}