DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE USA

VIRGINIA                                                                           1771

Northern Neck of Virginia, Proprietior’s Office, No 361 to Mr Richard Rigg.

Whereas Conrad Devo of Frederick County hath informed that there are
about 400 acres of wasted and ungranted land
adjoining lands of John Painter, Michael Garner, William Ewens and George Jacob Troutvine on Stephen’s Run, a branch of Crooked Run, in the said county... and
desiring a warrant to survey the same in order to obtain a deed being ready to
pay the composition and office fees, there are therefore (lacking)... impower you to survey the said waste to ungranted
lands for the said Conrad Devo paying due regard to the instructions, a plot of
which survey with this warrant you are to return to this office on or before
the 18th day of November next given under my hand and the office the said 18th day of May 1771.

Signed: Thomas By(?) Martin

PENNSYLVANIA                                                                 1821

In the name and by the authority of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Joseph Hiester
of the said Commonwealth to Henry Welles
of the county of Bradford Esquire SENDS GREETING.... KNOW YE that reposing
especial confidence in your zeal, valor, patriotism
and fidelity I have appointed and by these presents I do appoint and command
you the said Henry Welles, one of my
Aids-de-Camp, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the militia of the said
Commonwealth... TO HAVE and to hold the said office, with all rights and powers
thereunto lawfully appertaining, until this appointment and commission shall be
by me or other lawful authority superseded and annulled.

In testimony whereof I have set my hand and caused the great
seal of the state to be affixed to these presents, in the year of our Lord 1821
and of the Commonwealth the 46th.

Signed:   By the Governor  Andrewe Gregg    Joseph Hiester

Attached to the document is a seal, paper on red wax, ca 2”
dia,.

ATHENS, in the COUNTY OF BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA     1833

Indenture made 16th October 1833 by and between Robert Oliver of the city of Baltimore
and state of Maryland of the first part, and Obadiah Spalding of the township of Athens in the county of Bradford and state of Pennsylvania of the
second part.... WITNESSETH that for an in consideration of $5 secured to be
paid by the said Obadiah Spalding...
unto the said Robert Oliver.... the
said Robert Oliver HATH granted
bargained and sold.... ALL that bit of land lying and being in the said borough
of Athens aforesaid, on which he has
a house etc.... lying on the west side of and bounded on the east by the main
street leading through the said borough, on the north of land of Horace Williston, on the west by the Cheming river, on the south by the land of James Hopkinson, and on the east by the
said main street, being 12 perches in width and containing 12 acres... together
with all by virtue of a deed of trust to him from Richard Cahn Esquire, for certain purposes therein expressed being
dated 13th March 1825 and recorded in the deed book of Bradford County, number 5, page 425
etc.... to have and to hold forever....

Signed:  Robert Oliver

The witnesses are:  Soswell L Batt, Henry
Mills

On the reverse of the document:

State of Maryland, City of Baltimore:

On 21st July 1834 before the Mayor of the city of
Baltimore personally appeared Robert
Oliver, grantor within named and
acknowledged the within Indenture to be his deed and desired it to be entered
as such.

Signed: Jesse Hunt,
mayor

Attached is the seal of the arms of the city of Baltimore,
paper on red wax, oval, ca 2” x 1½”.