[COLONIAL - NEW JERSEY]
BIDDLE, JOHN. Manuscript indenture on vellum, signed. Philadelphia: 1745. Manuscript document on vellum with intact wax seals. Approximately 9 3/4 x 31 inches (25 x 79 cm); framed. Some creasing and toning as usual, slipped in frame and unexamined out of frame.
Record of a sale of land from John Biddle of Philadelphia to William Bingham, 372 acres in the western part of New Jersey (Burlington?) for 19 pounds, 15 shillings, dated 1745. Bingham was a member of the Pennsylvania delegation to the Continental Congress. He also built the Rumson, NJ home later known as Bingham Hill, where the family of Eleazar Parmly resided for generations.
Sold for $126
Estimated at $80 - $120
Includes Buyer's Premium
[COLONIAL - NEW JERSEY]
BIDDLE, JOHN. Manuscript indenture on vellum, signed. Philadelphia: 1745. Manuscript document on vellum with intact wax seals. Approximately 9 3/4 x 31 inches (25 x 79 cm); framed. Some creasing and toning as usual, slipped in frame and unexamined out of frame.
Record of a sale of land from John Biddle of Philadelphia to William Bingham, 372 acres in the western part of New Jersey (Burlington?) for 19 pounds, 15 shillings, dated 1745. Bingham was a member of the Pennsylvania delegation to the Continental Congress. He also built the Rumson, NJ home later known as Bingham Hill, where the family of Eleazar Parmly resided for generations.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, ending Aug 15, 2023
NEW YORK, NY -- Doyle held a successful auction of Rare Books, Autographs & Maps on August 15, 2023. Offered was a summer miscellany of sporting material, Americana, fine bindings, literature, autographs, maps and more!
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