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WY836
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Agreement. (i) William Penn proprietor and governor of Pennsylvania. (ii) William Aubrey of London, merchant.
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6 Aug 1702
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From: 1702 To: 1702
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Recites that a marriage has been arranged between Aubrey and Letitia, daughter of William Penn. Penn has granted 5,000 acres of land in Pennsylvania to Aubrey. Agreed: Penn is to enter into a bond of the penal sum of £2,000, to pay Aubrey £120 per annum at the Court House, Philadelphia, until the 5,000 acres are sold. Aubrey is to lend Penn £3,000, Penn giving as a security certain lands in Ireland, valued at £5,000. Witnesses: H. Springett, William Martin.
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