Item 43: Land deed from John W. Taylor to John Carey, 1804 January 2
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 98
Dates
- Created: 1804 January 2
Creator
- Taylor, John W., 1784-1854 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Land Deed
General Condition:
Fair. The paper is very thin and delicate. The corners are slightly bent over and there is a crease close to the center of both sheets. There’s a small cut on the top of the first sheet and two small tears on the right side of the second sheet. The ink of the lettering is faint compared to some other documents, but is still legible even with some slight smudges on the second page.
Measurements:
11 1/16 in. x 8 ½ in.
Description:
This is a typescript copy of a land deed from John W. Taylor and Francis Cooper (standing as Commissioners) to John Carey regarding matters for a plot of land on January 2 1804. The land in question is part of lots 32 and 33 and contains 216 acres and 148 perches in Providence Township. It says that Carey was a Connecticut settler who had previously owned the land, but had it taken away during the Pennsylvania claim via the Decree of Trenton. It mentions a survey of the land but only mentions the size of the lots and their numerical titles within the township. The second page starts as if the last page wasn’t ended and discusses the same two tracts/lots of land, confirming their sizes and the allowances allotted to them via a previous survey from September 9th 1802, put in by the commissioners by the same act. This second message was sent to Samuel Cochran by Thomas Sanborn. A note at the bottom of the page mentions part of another deed which tells of the location of the area as well as a $60.00 payment for natural resources of coal and anthracite fossil stone on the mentioned land.
Location:
Providence Township, PA
Transcription Attempt:
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Creator
- Taylor, John W., 1784-1854 (Person)
- Cooper, Francis, [Pos. Cooper, Francis, 1789-1870] (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu