Augustine Voshell (Vosell)Land Grant


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Reproduction of original land grant courtesy of the Delaware Archives.

Pensilvania & Counties ss. (at left of line below, uncopied)

                        By the Commissioners of Property.

At the Request of Augustine Vossel of the County of Kent that We would Grant him to
take up within the fforrest of the said County on Rent the quantity of one hundred acres of
Land.  These are to authorize and require thee to Survey or cause to be Survey'd unto the
Said Augustine Vossel in the Said fforrest Contiguous to the Surveys there already made (?)
quantity of one hundred acres of Land that has not been heretofore Survey'd nor is Lawfully claimed
by any other person To be holden of the Propriety under the Yearly quitrent of one peny__
Sterling for every Acre thereof and make a Return of the Same into the Secretarys Office
in Order for a further Confirmation. Given under our hand & Provincial Seal at_____
Philadelphia the 13th Day of ye 8th month Anno Dom 1716.

Jacob Taylor Surver General

Take Special care that this be not executed
on any Lands where the waters run into Chesapeck

Rich'd Hill(?)
Issac Norris
Daniel Logan