{"product_id":"1823-original-virginia-land-grant-governor-pleasants","title":"1823 Original Virginia Land Grant Governor Pleasants","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal 1823 Virginia Land Grant Signed by Governor James Pleasants Jr.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn original Commonwealth of Virginia land patent issued at Richmond on June 14, 1823, granting 85 acres in Pendleton County to Isaac Snyder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis handsome engraved document bears the original signature of Governor James Pleasants Jr., together with the original embossed paper seal of the Commonwealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe patent references:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSurvey dated July 13, 1822\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreasury Warrant No. 5940 (May 3, 1817)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePendleton County, Virginia (now West Virginia)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetailed frontier metes-and-bounds description\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNumerous natural landmarks including white oak, hickory, sycamore, chestnut, sugar tree, poplar, and Seneca Creek\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reverse retains period docketing identifying the patent and grantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent piece of early Virginia and West Virginia history suitable for collectors of:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirginia land grants\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWest Virginia history\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly American manuscripts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrontier surveying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGovernor-signed documents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenealogy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonial and early Republic land records\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCondition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginal folds from filing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eModerate age toning and scattered water staining consistent with a 200-year-old document. Original paper seal remains attached. Ink is dark and easily legible. Please examine all photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGuaranteed authentic original document—not a reproduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44601083920462,"sku":"EB-327240409335","price":349.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0768\/8155\/9630\/files\/57_2b7850fc-22ce-4af5-b8af-def486b2a25c.jpg?v=1792409436","url":"https:\/\/thearchiveauthority.com\/products\/1823-original-virginia-land-grant-governor-pleasants","provider":"The Archive Authority","version":"1.0","type":"link"}