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Contributor
Barco Law Library
Creation Date
2024-07-02
Publication Date
May 1783
Work Type
Article
Description
Mortgage Indenture, Signed by Mary Scull, Witnessed by William Drinker and Collinson Read. Reading Township, Berks County, PA, May 30, 1783. An early example of a "home equity loan," Scull, a widow, used the value of her house to borrow 250 pounds "in gold and silver" from Philadelphia merchants Abel James and Henry Drinker. Collinson Read and William Drinker, the witnesses, were prominent Pennsylvania lawyers.
Physical Location
Barco Law Library
Extent
13" x 8" part-printed document, inscribed in neat hand, red wax seal next to Scull's signature, extensively docketed on verso. Moderate tong, two vertical and one horizontal fold lines. Minor edgewear, light soiling, a few tears along fold lines with negligible loss to text.
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Place
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Keywords
university of pittsburgh, school of law, pitt law, law school, art on display, mortgage, pennsylvania, mary scull, william drinker, collison read, reading township, berks county, 1700s, 1780s