Item 37c: A Map and Survey by Unknown, of Samuel Saylor’s Lands at the Time of Sale to Pennsylvania and Easton Coal Company, (removed to legal box #2), [ca. mid-late nineteenth century]

Item — Box: 15, Folder: 92c

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Map and Survey by Unknown, of Samuel Saylor’s Lands at the Time of Sale to Pennsylvania and Easton Coal Company, (removed to legal box #2), [ca. mid-late nineteenth century]

Dates

Created: [ca. mid-late nineteenth century]

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Extent

1 items

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Type of Material:

Land Survey/ Map

General Condition:

Good.

Measurements:

8 ½ x 11 in

Description:

The following item dated roughly during the mid-late nineteenth century, depicts a hand drawn map of a survey for Samuel Saylor, with annotations of nearby railroads, canals, public roads, and surface land sold to other parties. The entire tract, labelled tract number three, contains 100 acres and 13 perches. There are a few railroads named Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, the Volney Maxwell Railroad, and others. A note on the back of the item states that this map was the Strong, Theodore Strong, as well as some details of land sales on the property between Saylor and the Cooper and Skinner families. The original archivist had these items compiled with other photostats in a former item 23: Copies of Boundary Lines and Surveys, which contained a number of various deeds and surveys for the Samuel Saylor lands.

Location:

Pittston, PA

Transcription Attempt:

Annotations: Center: Lot #3 part of #2 100 Acres + 13 perches S. Saylor tract

Along left hand side: S. Coo E 109 ½ p 13

Along right hand side: S 60 ¾ W 105 ½ pcs.

Dimensions given are as per original Rest of map is rough

Along bottom: Rough sketch of S. Saylor tract at time of sale P+E.C.Co[mpany] to N.C+1Co

Back:

Strong house was at Saylor corners, the ten acres, runs along line 4 which divides Cooper and Saylor, Casper sold to Skinner(?) some time after 1859 in 1859 Ben Cooper sold his share to George Cooper

Rough Map of Samuel Saylor Tract

Item 1:

7.14.1855 1855

DB [Deed Book] 51-216

Back: [text is crossed out in red pencil]

Item 3: In pencil:

Jan[uary] 1864

Page 2: [the page has penciled underlines and check marks with one annotation in the right margin]

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