Emporium Auctions
Fri, Jul 31, 2020 09:00AM EDT
Lot 232
1824 Drinker Family Marriage Certificate
Estimate: $200 - $400
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| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
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| $100,000 | $10,000 |
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 backwoods 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, Virginia
old creases, minor fading
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