Section 13

Act 863 of 1779 (Smith Law Vol. 1), § 13, under LANDS OF PROPRIETARIES (PENN) VESTED IN COMMONWEALTH.

Act 863 of 1779 (Smith Law Vol. 1), § 13

Section 13. Be it therefore enacted, That the sum of one hundred and thirty thousand pounds, sterling money of Great- Britain, be paid out of the treasury of this state, to the devisees and legatees of Thomas Penn and Richard Penn, late proprietaries of Pennsylvania, respectively, and to the widow and relict of the said Thomas Penn, in such proportions as shall hereafter by the legislature be deemed equitable and just, upon a full investigation of their respective claims.