Item 77: Land Deed from the Bloomsburg Iron Company to Pennsylvania Coal Company, 1864 May 7-26
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 132
Dates
- Created: 1864 May 7-26
Creator
- Bloomsburg Iron Company (Organization)
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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 quite thin, originally some off-white paper. It is somewhat see-through when above its other sheet but still retains some of its flexibility. Both sheets are creased, and small tears are beginning on those creases as well as a few near those areas. There are also staple marks on both sheets, and page 1’s staples left some residue from rust, and it’s top corner is folded back. There are pencil markings and annotations on both sheets, and some significant discoloration is also present on both, though page 1 seems to have taken the brunt of it. It appears that something else either covered one part of the papers and reacted with it to make a tan rectangle on the sheet, or that was an opening for some damage from the sun or another exposure.
Measurements:
11 in. x 8 ½ in.
Description:
This is a typescript copy of a land deed from the Bloomsburg Iron Company to the Pennsylvania Coal Company for $22,000.00 for two plots of land on May 7-26 1864. Both are part of lot 6 in Pittston Township and are specified to include the coal and minerals contained within the lands. The first parcel is marked by a small survey-like description of its perimeters and relations to other lots in the area, those being lots 5 and 6, and contains 19 acres and 83 perches.The second parcel is marked by a small survey-like description of its perimeters and relations to other lots in the area, those being the lands of lot 5 and 6, as well as the lands of William R. Griffith. It contains 66 acres. It mentions a previous ownership through a sale by John Blanchard, 1801-1853, and wife (Assumed to be referring to Sarah Blanchard, 1804-1892) to Bloomsburg Iron Co. on Novermber 29 1848, which now is moved to Penna. Coal Co. The document also has penciled in notes above the measurements of the land sections, presumably done later on. These original measurements had been measured in perches, and almost all of these annotations are exactly 16.5 times the number of perches, changing to a measurement in feet. Two don’t fit this pattern, with one being off by a decimal placement and another having measurements that are either different or calculated incorrectly.
Location:
Pittston, PA
Transcript Attempt:
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Bloomsburg Iron Co. {
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Penna. Coal Co. {
This indenture was made May 7th 1864. The Bloomsburg Iron Co. for the amount of Twenty Two Thousand Dollars ($22000.00) conveyed the Following parcels of land to the Penna. Coal Co. with the coal and minerals. First- Land in Pittston Twp. bounded and described as follows to wit:- Beginning at a post on the Western side of the North Branch Canal and towing path in the line of Lot No. 5: Thence along said line South sixty one degrees (old course) East forty and five tenths 668.25 perches to a red oakntree: Thence across Lot No. 6, North seventeen degrees and thirty minutes East fifteen perches 247.5 to a post: Thence North forty seven degrees forty five minutes East sixty four 1056 perches to a post in the line of the two shares set off to Wm. R. Griffith: Thence by said line North fifty eight degrees and forty five minutes West forty seven 775.5 perches across the Canal to a post on the western side of the towing path XXXXXXXXXXXX CanalXThence along the towing path of said Canal, South thirty eight degree West twenty five and five 420.75 tenths perches to a post: And thence XX South thirty six degree West fifty 8581 two perches to the place of beginning: Containing nineteen scores and eighty three perches be the same more or less. Second- Beginning at the red oak tree above named: Thence along the XX line of Lot No.5, South sixty one degrees East (old course) one hundred and twenty two perches 2013 to the Southwestern corner of Lot No.6: Thence North fifty six degrees and thirty minutes East (old course) eighty four and seven tenths perches 1397.55 to a corner of Wm. R. Griffith’s land: Thence by the same North fifty eight degrees and forty five minutes West one hundred and forty 2476 four perches to a post corner of land above described: -2- Thence South forty seven degrees and forty five minutes West sixty 1056 four perches: Thence South seventeen degrees and thirty minutes West fifteen 247.5 XXXX same more or less: Both the above described pieces being part of Lot No. 6 in first division of Certified Pittston Township: Were conveyed by John Blanchard and wife to the Bloomsburg Railroad and Iron Co. by deed dated Nov. 29th A.D. 1848: Recorded in Dead Book 47, Page 480 etc. Bloomsburg Iron Co. was formerly Bloomsburg Railroad and Iron Co. Recorded May 26th 1864 Deed Book 97...Page 41etc. {back} Important
This indenture was made May 7th 1864. The Bloomsburg Iron Co. for the amount of Twenty Two Thousand Dollars ($22000.00) conveyed the Following parcels of land to the Penna. Coal Co. with the coal and minerals. First- Land in Pittston Twp. bounded and described as follows to wit:- Beginning at a post on the Western side of the North Branch Canal and towing path in the line of Lot No. 5: Thence along said line South sixty one degrees (old course) East forty and five tenths 668.25 perches to a red oakntree: Thence across Lot No. 6, North seventeen degrees and thirty minutes East fifteen perches 247.5 to a post: Thence North forty seven degrees forty five minutes East sixty four 1056 perches to a post in the line of the two shares set off to Wm. R. Griffith: Thence by said line North fifty eight degrees and forty five minutes West forty seven 775.5 perches across the Canal to a post on the western side of the towing path XXXXXXXXXXXX CanalXThence along the towing path of said Canal, South thirty eight degree West twenty five and five 420.75 tenths perches to a post: And thence XX South thirty six degree West fifty 8581 two perches to the place of beginning: Containing nineteen scores and eighty three perches be the same more or less. Second- Beginning at the red oak tree above named: Thence along the XX line of Lot No.5, South sixty one degrees East (old course) one hundred and twenty two perches 2013 to the Southwestern corner of Lot No.6: Thence North fifty six degrees and thirty minutes East (old course) eighty four and seven tenths perches 1397.55 to a corner of Wm. R. Griffith’s land: Thence by the same North fifty eight degrees and forty five minutes West one hundred and forty 2476 four perches to a post corner of land above described: -2- Thence South forty seven degrees and forty five minutes West sixty 1056 four perches: Thence South seventeen degrees and thirty minutes West fifteen 247.5 XXXX same more or less: Both the above described pieces being part of Lot No. 6 in first division of Certified Pittston Township: Were conveyed by John Blanchard and wife to the Bloomsburg Railroad and Iron Co. by deed dated Nov. 29th A.D. 1848: Recorded in Dead Book 47, Page 480 etc. Bloomsburg Iron Co. was formerly Bloomsburg Railroad and Iron Co. Recorded May 26th 1864 Deed Book 97...Page 41etc. {back} Important
Creator
- Bloomsburg Iron Company (Organization)
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