Evening journal., 1894-08-16
.PENNED MANYYE YERRSAGO
Antique Documents Owned BY
William A. Kinney.
PEEEs SIGNATURE IS DISTINCT.

commission Atbueu h9 tho supreme COun-
oil OF Pennsylvania During the Rovoiu-
tionary war-An Old Tavern License
Granted by Governor Cunning Bedford.
Civil Engineer William A. KINNEY
has a number OF old papers which he
prizes very highly, both for their an
tiquity aud local application. He had
three Of thom in bis pocket to-day when
an EVENING JOURNAL reporter accosted
him with the stereotyped question:
Have you anything new2'
"No, he replied. out l have some
thing here which is decidedly old. "
As bespoke he pulled out three docu-
ments, yellowed by time, but remarkably
well preserved The FIRST one he spread ont
was William Penn land grant, dated
1884. Tho text was as follows:
"William Penn, Proprietary and Gov
ernor OF ye Province of Pennsylvania
and ye Territories thereuntO belonging.
by Request OF Jonas Arskin, ye
would grant him TO take up Two hun.
dred Acres Of Land about Christiana
Creek, in ye County Of New Castle.
These are TO will aud require thee forth
with to survey or cause to be surveyed
unto him ye sd Number Of Acres In ye
aforementioned County aud Place where
not alreedy taken up, according 20 ye
methoi Of townships appointed by me
and make returns thereof into my Sec
retarys office. Given at New Castle, ye
10Th Of ye 2d month, 1884
civilian PENN.
''For William Welch, Surveyor for ye
town aud County Of New Castle"
The signature OF the great and good
founder Of Pennsylvania is bold, firm
and quite distilct although penned over
2l0 years ago.
He next produced a commission, Issued
under the hand and seal OF Thomas
Whar ton, Jr President of the Supreme
Executive Council Of the Common wealth
Of Pennsylvania, TO Joseph Barker to be
second lieutenant Of company Ia a
Pennsylvania state regiment OF artillery.
The commission reads;
"ln the NAME and by the AU fHORITY
Of the FREEdEN Of the COmmonw ealth
OF Pennsylvania, the SUPREME EX
ECUlIV COUNCIL Of the said Common
wealth, to Joseph Barker, Gent We,
reposing especial trust and confidence IN
your Patriotism, Valour, Conduct and
/ Fidelity, Do, by these presents, cousti
TUE aud appoint you to be Second Lieu
tenant Of a company in the Penn
/ sylvania State Regiment Of artillery In
the service Of this state for the protec-
tion thereof, either within or without thu
fame, against all hostile enterprises
You are therefore carefully and diligently
TO discharge the duty of second lieuten.
ant Of the said company by doing snC
/ performing all manner OF things there
unto belonging. Aud we do strictly
charge aud require all Officers and Pri
Yates under your command to be obeden
TO your Orders as second lieutenant, an,
you are to observe and follow such Order
AVID directions from time TO time as yol
shall receive from the Supreme Executive
Council OF this Common wealth, or from
your superior officer, according to tn
rules and Discipline Of War pursuant Il
the Trust reposed in you. This Commits.
sion 10 continue in Force until revoked b.
this or any succeeding Supreme Executive
Council
"Given under the Seal Of the Common
wealth, at Philadelphia, this fourteenth
Day Of March IN the Year Of our LORI
One Thousand Seven Hundred and Sew
enty-seven.
Thomas Wharton, jun, Pres
Attest; T. Matlack. Seoy.
Lovers Of the wine that IS red canno
fail to be interested in the followinl
tavern license issued In 1897 by Governo
lGuDning Bedford, whose body now rest
In the cemetery Of the First Presbyterian
Couroh on Market street, near Tenth
I'm the Name OF the State of DslRWRr
by The Governor OF the said State:
Il. -. 1.
commended unto me as a sober and Fl
person to keep public house Of enter
taiument: do, therefore. hereby liceng
and allow the said Mrs Shields TO keep
public house OF entertainment in Middle
town, st Georges hundred, ia the count
Of New Castle. in Delaware, IN the hous
where she now dwells. for the selling O
Wine, Rum. Bcandy. Beer. Ale, Cider
Perry and all other strongi liquors, unit
the last day Of the next Spring-Term q
the Court Of General Sessions Of th
Peace, TO be held for the said county
provided she shall not during the sal
! time, suffer any drunkenness, unlawfr
coming, or any other disorders. but ia a
things observe and practise oil laws an
ordiances Of this State, to her said EN-
, ployment relating
"Given under my hand, aud counter
= signed by the Secretary Of the Said Stat
with the seal of his office affixed herett
} at New Castle, the --- day OF FebrJ
airy, IN the year of our Lord one thou
and seven hundred aud ninety-seven
"GUN BEDFORD "
The superscription is as follows;
! Tavern License. Mrs. Shields, (
MiddletoWn. Fees 10 Dollars aud A.
Paid"