{"product_id":"1873-pennsylvania-land-patent-signed-by-governor-john-f-hartranft-northumberland-county-gold-embossed-state-seal","title":"1873 Pennsylvania Land Patent Signed by Governor John F. Hartranft – Northumberland County – Gold Embossed State Seal","description":"\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"v2iyu0\" data-start=\"2872\" data-end=\"2992\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e1873 Pennsylvania Land Patent Signed by Governor John F. Hartranft – Northumberland County – Gold Embossed State Seal\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2994\" data-end=\"3175\"\u003eAn original \u003cstrong data-start=\"3006\" data-end=\"3050\"\u003eCommonwealth of Pennsylvania Land Patent\u003c\/strong\u003e issued on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3061\" data-end=\"3078\"\u003eJuly 15, 1873\u003c\/strong\u003e, during the administration of Civil War General and Pennsylvania Governor \u003cstrong data-start=\"3153\" data-end=\"3174\"\u003eJohn F. Hartranft\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3177\" data-end=\"3390\"\u003eThis beautifully engraved official document conveys title to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3238\" data-end=\"3253\"\u003eJacob Bower\u003c\/strong\u003e for approximately \u003cstrong data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3327\"\u003e23 acres in Jackson Township, Northumberland County\u003c\/strong\u003e, under a warrant originally issued to \u003cstrong data-start=\"3366\" data-end=\"3381\"\u003eJohn Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1842.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3392\" data-end=\"3825\"\u003eThe patent bears the signatures of Governor \u003cstrong data-start=\"3436\" data-end=\"3457\"\u003eJohn F. Hartranft\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"3462\" data-end=\"3481\"\u003eRobert B. Beath\u003c\/strong\u003e, Surveyor General of Pennsylvania, and retains its original \u003cstrong data-start=\"3542\" data-end=\"3580\"\u003egold embossed Land Department seal\u003c\/strong\u003e. Hartranft is remembered as a Union major general, Medal of Honor recipient, and the officer who supervised the execution of the Lincoln assassination conspirators before serving as Pennsylvania's governor. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3827\" data-end=\"4068\"\u003eThe document features an elaborate engraved \u003cstrong data-start=\"3871\" data-end=\"3923\"\u003e\"Land Department – Commonwealth of Pennsylvania\"\u003c\/strong\u003e heading surrounding the Pennsylvania coat of arms, making it one of the most visually appealing styles of nineteenth-century state land patents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section-id=\"1dr5t50\" data-start=\"4070\" data-end=\"4081\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4083\" data-end=\"4439\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1ueikdq\" data-start=\"4083\" data-end=\"4118\"\u003eOriginal Pennsylvania Land Patent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"so3vg7\" data-start=\"4119\" data-end=\"4140\"\u003eDated July 15, 1873\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1uvq6wd\" data-start=\"4141\" data-end=\"4171\"\u003eCommonwealth of Pennsylvania\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"mh2iwk\" data-start=\"4172\" data-end=\"4194\"\u003eGrantee: Jacob Bower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"163nilm\" data-start=\"4195\" data-end=\"4236\"\u003eJackson Township, Northumberland County\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1evej7v\" data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4274\"\u003eApproximately 23 acres, 160 perches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"kkdrjk\" data-start=\"4275\" data-end=\"4313\"\u003eSigned by Governor John F. Hartranft\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"dvmo66\" data-start=\"4314\" data-end=\"4358\"\u003eSigned by Surveyor General Robert B. Beath\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"z1jlkd\" data-start=\"4359\" data-end=\"4404\"\u003eOriginal gold embossed Land Department seal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-section-id=\"1b7uo95\" data-start=\"4405\" data-end=\"4439\"\u003ePatent Book H, Vol. 72, Page 135\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4441\" data-end=\"4662\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4441\" data-end=\"4455\"\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good. Original folds as issued, light age toning, minor foxing, and slight edge wear. 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