Item 48: Typescript of a Land deed from Sarah Blanchard to “School District of Jenkins Township,” 1854 September 1, after a Resolution on, 1854 August 23
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 103
Dates
- Other: 1854 August 23
Creator
- Blanchard Sarah (Lazarus), 1804-1892 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Land Deed
General Condition:
Good.
Measurements:
10 ⅞ in. x 8 ½ in.
Description:
The following item depicts a typescript copy of a land deed from Sarah Blanchard to the School District of Jenkins Township. The item is dated September 1, 1854, and signed by the directors of the school district, Merit Winters, Ira Ash, Crandle Thompson, Michael Philbin, Francis Yates, and Patrick Lennohan. In the deed, Blanchard is selling rights and ownship to the school building, called the Blanchard School House, or Lot. 3, for the sum of $78 dollars. The land and building were inherited by Blanchard after the passing of John Blanchard. The resolution of the sale was agreed upon August 23, 1854, and witnessed by Samuel Hogdon and E. S. Blanchard.
Location:
Jenkins Township, PA
Creator
- Blanchard Sarah (Lazarus), 1804-1892 (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