Scott and Robinson Marriage Certificate (1751)

Name/Title

Scott and Robinson Marriage Certificate (1751)

Description

Heavy, folded, rectangular parchment or vellum. Sides are perforated at edge of lines. Bottom is cut unevenly. Stamp glued on top right outside corner is about 2cm. It shows a crown with G and R on each side 272 in corner and crossing interlaced R's. On corresponding inside corner is square with a 0.5 cm piece of metal in the center. This has been imprinted with a pressed regal design of crown, lions, and the french words: "Dieu et mon droit, V shillings." The marriage certificate is handwritten in calligraphy begin with the word Thomas larger than the rest. Blanks were left and filled in with the name of George Lewis Scott Esq and Sarah Robinson and the names of their parish in England. The data is also filled in as June 11, 1951. The word "fourth" is filled in a "year of our translation" Married by W Breckenridge, June 15, 1751" and the signature "G Paul Rogidor (?)" are added at the bottom. This certificate was in a brown envelope from Astronomical society of the Pacific in SF and addressed to Hon George C Pardee Oakland Cal

Material

Parchment