JOHN PUGH U.S. COGRESSMAN BUCKS COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT 1814

Description

Type:
Certification
Autograph:
John Pugh
[(1761-1842): Member of the U.S. House of Representatives (4 March 1805-March 4 1809); Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives (1800-1804); and Pennsylvania Militia, Captain – American Revolutionary War]
Subject:
Certification of Search of Records Land in Springfield Township
Location:
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Date:
21 April 1814
Size:
6 3/8 x 7 13/16 inches
Content:
Other names found in the certification – William Burson and John Burson.
Historical Notes:
John Pugh was also register of wills and recorder of deeds of Bucks County (1810-1821) when this certification was written.
The document comes from the Firth & Livezey Family of Philadelphia, Pa. & Beauvoir Farm, Trappe Creek, Md. The Livezey family was a prominent Quaker family in the Philadelphia area in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Condition:
The certification is curled, folds/creases, etc. See pictures.
References:
John Pugh
. Doylestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Find a Grave
John Pugh (Pennsylvania politician).
Wikipedia
Livezey-Laughlin Family Papers, 1746-1948
. TriCollege Libraries. Archives & Manuscripts
Item Number:
A12