WY689-691

Conveyance. £5. (i) William Penn (ii) Thomas Lawson of Stricklandhead, Westmorland, gentleman. Witnesses: J. Swinton, T.Cox, Ben Griffith.

7, 8 Nov 1681

From: 1681 To: 1681

Recites Letters Patent of Charles II, 4 March 1681, granting to William Penn:- a tract or part of land in America, with islands, bounded east by the Delaware River from 12 miles distant northward of Newcastle town to the 43° of northern latitude and extending west 5° in longitude, bounded south by a circle drawn at 12 miles distance from Newcastle northwards and westwards to the beginning of the 40° of northern latitude and then by a straight line westward to the limit of of longitude above mentioned. -- 250 acres land in Pennsylvania.

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Penn, William,
Lawson, Thomas,
Swinton, J.,
Cox, Thomas,
Griffith, Benjamin

Pennsylvania, DEEDS, Westmorland