30,025
edits
Pennsylvania Land and Property (view source)
Revision as of 16:41, 13 December 2010
, 13 December 2010no edit summary
(Italics) |
mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 32: | Line 32: | ||
A major portion of the proprietor's work was to attempt to resolve Indian concerns and persuade the squatters (settlers with no title to the land) to obtain title to the land. They met with some success. The Revolutionary War brought an end to the proprietary period in Pennsylvania. | A major portion of the proprietor's work was to attempt to resolve Indian concerns and persuade the squatters (settlers with no title to the land) to obtain title to the land. They met with some success. The Revolutionary War brought an end to the proprietary period in Pennsylvania. | ||
The state land office was established in 1682 by William Penn. Original deeds and patents were recorded by this office. (See below.) | |||
=== 1776 to 1990 - The Commonwealth === | === 1776 to 1990 - The Commonwealth === | ||