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Lot 1385

1824 Drinker Family Marriage Certificate

Estimate: $500 - $700

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Covington Township, Pennsylvania, handwritten certificate dated September 7, 1824 for the marriage of Richard Drinker and Lydia Wragg, with signatures of witnesses and wax seal, 7-3/4 x 19 in. (sight); later frame with glass on both sides, 9-1/2 x 21 in., accompanied by pencil sketch signed "Woodington by J. Wolela (?) about 1825", handwritten verso "a picture of the old back woods house where Richard Drinker our grand-father lived & where father was born (E.R.R.)", along with family genealogy and documents related to Drinker familyNote: The Drinker family were responsible for much of the early development of Covington region of Pennsylvania. Richard Drinker's father, Henry Drinker oversaw the building of a road later called the Drinker Turnpike to encourage settlers into the Lackawanna Valley.˜ ˜Provenance: The Millie West Estate, Williamsburg, VirginiaNote: The Drinker family were responsible for much of the early development of Covington region of Pennsylvania. Richard Drinker's father, Henry Drinker oversaw the building of a road later called the Drinker Turnpike to encourage settlers into the Lackawanna Valley. ˜˜

Condition

old creases, minor fading
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