[ Autographs ] Edward Shippen 1728-1806 Chief Justice of Pennsylvania and a moderate Loyalist, he was father-in-law of Benedict Arnold. D.S. 1p. folio, Pennsylvania, 1742, on vellum, a lengthy indenture concerning the transfer of a tract of land involving the Shippen family, signed at conclusion by Edward Shippen, Joseph Shippen, Mary Shippen, William Shippen and Susanna Shippen. Folds with tiny holes at junctions not affecting signatures, otherwise verygood.