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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02543 |
| From Archive Folder | Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century Exploration and Settlement |
| Title | Receipt of land sale to William Wigan |
| Date | 20 January 1681 |
| Author | Penn, William (1644-1718) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Witnessed by H. Spingett and T. Coxe. Wigan purchased 500 acres of land "in Pennsylvania." Signed two months before Penn actually received the land charter from Charles II. |
| Subjects | Quaker Land Transaction Finance Immigration and Migration Global History and Civics |
| People | Penn, William (1644-1718) |
| Place written | Worminghurst, Sussex |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |