Subseries VI: Genealogical Manuscript Concerning Land, 1818-1953
Sub-Series
Dates
- Created: 1818-1953
Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities
Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subseries VI: Genealogical Manuscript Concerning Land, 1818-1953
Subseries VI: Genealogical Manuscript Concerning Land, 1818-1953, items in the subseries reflect documents regarding land within specific familial lines, namely Chapman, Douglas, and Blanchard. These items include certified and hand written family trees, correspondence and historical research on communal buildings they contributed to in the region, as well as archivists photocopies of referential texts concerning lands in the area, including the 17 townships erected for the Connecticut settlers following the Yankee Pennamite Wars (more information on the conflict can be found in Series V, Subseries II: Susquehanna Claim, 1771 - 1801), and more.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu