This indenture made the six and twentieth day of October ... between William Penn of Worminghurst ... and William Jenkins of the towne of Tenby ..., 1681 Oct. 26.

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This indenture made the six and twentieth day of October ... between William Penn of Worminghurst ... and William Jenkins of the towne of Tenby ..., 1681 Oct. 26.

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Indenture, Oct. 26, 1681, written on vellum, from William Penn, proprietor of Pennsylvania, to William Jenkins, of Tenby in the county of Pembroke, Wales, in which Jenkins purchases 1,000 acres in Pennsylvania for £20 and an annual quitrent.

1 item (1 leaf) ; vellum ; 47 x 68 cm.

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