Research Guides: WRPR 174: Philadelphia Freedoms (HC) Spring 2016: Land Deeds and Indentures

Land Deeds and Indentures

Deeds and Indentures can be excellent ways to document who owned what land when, as well as how different plots and areas of the city were laid out.

Cope-Evans family papers
The business papers section includes real estate and deed information for properties along Water, Walnut, and Chestnut Streets, and at Walnut Street Pier.
Families of Philadelphia collection
See particularly the Cresson, Gumbles, Horner, and James Vaux sections for deeds related to Philadelphia properties.
T. Wistar Brown papers
Includes a variety of deeds from the 1850s for properties in Philadelphia.
Perot family papers
Includes a set of deeds transferring property at Mulberry and 11th streets in the period 1815-1850.
Waln family papers
Includes deeds and papers related to Waln land in the Northern Liberties area of Philadelphia in the 17th and 18th centuries.