1823 Original Virginia Land Grant Governor Pleasants
Original 1823 Virginia Land Grant Signed by Governor James Pleasants Jr.
An original Commonwealth of Virginia land patent issued at Richmond on June 14, 1823, granting 85 acres in Pendleton County to Isaac Snyder.
This handsome engraved document bears the original signature of Governor James Pleasants Jr., together with the original embossed paper seal of the Commonwealth.
The patent references:
Survey dated July 13, 1822
Treasury Warrant No. 5940 (May 3, 1817)
Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Detailed frontier metes-and-bounds description
Numerous natural landmarks including white oak, hickory, sycamore, chestnut, sugar tree, poplar, and Seneca Creek
The reverse retains period docketing identifying the patent and grantee.
An excellent piece of early Virginia and West Virginia history suitable for collectors of:
Virginia land grants
West Virginia history
Early American manuscripts
Frontier surveying
Governor-signed documents
Genealogy
Colonial and early Republic land records
Condition
Original folds from filing.
Moderate age toning and scattered water staining consistent with a 200-year-old document. Original paper seal remains attached. Ink is dark and easily legible. Please examine all photographs carefully.
Guaranteed authentic original document—not a reproduction.
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Original 1823 Virginia Land Grant Signed by Governor James Pleasants Jr.
An original Commonwealth of Virginia land patent issued at Richmond on June 14, 1823, granting 85 acres in Pendleton County to Isaac Snyder.
This handsome engraved document bears the original signature of Governor James Pleasants Jr., together with the original embossed paper seal of the Commonwealth.
The patent references:
Survey dated July 13, 1822
Treasury Warrant No. 5940 (May 3, 1817)
Pendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Detailed frontier metes-and-bounds description
Numerous natural landmarks including white oak, hickory, sycamore, chestnut, sugar tree, poplar, and Seneca Creek
The reverse retains period docketing identifying the patent and grantee.
An excellent piece of early Virginia and West Virginia history suitable for collectors of:
Virginia land grants
West Virginia history
Early American manuscripts
Frontier surveying
Governor-signed documents
Genealogy
Colonial and early Republic land records
Condition
Original folds from filing.
Moderate age toning and scattered water staining consistent with a 200-year-old document. Original paper seal remains attached. Ink is dark and easily legible. Please examine all photographs carefully.
Guaranteed authentic original document—not a reproduction.
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