Land: Warrant to John McCurdy, 1747: Chester County

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                 Warrant to John McCurdy, 1747

                Pennsylvania By the Proprietaries.

Whereas, John McCurdy of the County of Chester hath requested that we would
grant Him to take up Twenty five Acres of Land more or less adjoining his
other Land John Galbreath's and Samuel Galbreath's Land in LondonDerry Township.

Said County of Chester for which He agrees to pay to our Use at the rate of
Fifteen Pounds Ten Shillings, current Money of this Province, for One Hundred
Acres with lawful Interest for the same, and the yearly Quit Rent of One
Halfpenny Sterling for every Acre thereof both to commence from the same time
as for his other Land... These are therefore to authorize and require you to
Survey or cause to be survey'd unto the Said John McCurdy at the Place
aforesaid, according to the Method of Townships appointed, the said quantitiy
of Twenty five Acres, if not already Survey'd or appropriated, and make Return
thereof into the Secretaries Office, in Order for further Confirmation, for
which this shall be your sufficient Warrant; which survey in Case the said
John McCurdy fulfil the above Agreement with Six Months from the Date hereof, shall
be valid, otherwise void.  Given under my Hand and Seal of the Land Office, by
Virtue of certain Powers from the said Proprietaries, at Philadelphia, this
Twenty Fourth Day of November Anno Domini, 1747

To William Parson, Surveyor General.     Anthony Selmer

1747 6th Nov Chester
John McCurdy

Returned Jan 16 1762
with his other land
of the 6th March 1786 for
June 1757 Walter Hood William Galbreath
____ Caveat against the Seceptar
of a Survey amde to John McCurdy
by Warrant of the 26th Nov 1747 the
said Galbreath having five acres.
Bill of Sale from McCurdy for
the Land Surveyed inpurtsuances
of the above Warrt bill the Part
have atsoring at the Land Office

For Rich Peters Sr
Richard Seaz

To Nish Scull
Surveyed
this Caveat on Nov

No. One hundred Thirty
Nine Wm Boyldale NS  Derry

1747  No. 139
26 Nov
Chester County
25 Acres
John McCardy
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