Item 111a: Field Notes and Survey by [Pos. Donald Drum] Lubrecht for unknown, (Removed to Legal Box #2), [ca. aft. 1951]
Item — Box: 15, Folder: 166a
Dates
- Created: [ca. aft. 1951]
Creator
- Lubrecht, [Donald Drum, 1908-1957] (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Note/Field Survey
General Condition:
Fair. Page has discoloration and minor tearing along the edges.
Measurements:
10 ⅞ in. x 8 ½ in.
Description:
The following item depicts a typescript copy of notes on the lands inherited by Jerry [Jeremiah] Blanchard, including what was sold and how many acres. There is a list and explanation for the division of his lands to each of his heirs. Some of the names included are Helen D., Sarah Blanchard, S. B., and Bloors. In the equations at the top, which are the divisions of the lands named in the manuscript, such as 8.90 at the top which corresponds to Lot 6, attributed to Helen D., there are also names Wright and Hein. At the bottom of the page, there is a survey by Donald Drum Lubrecht, for a sale between Sarah Blanchard to Bloomsburg Iron company, more information which can be seen in item 94, with an accompanying field survey of the boundaries for the tract.
A land survey is a professional assessment of a specified parcel of land. In the process, the surveyor traverses the land, writing field notes to identify the locations of the corners, any abutting lands, and making markers of any physical or natural occurrences on the land, such as species of trees, the condition of the soil, and where the degrees of altitude change. Field notes offer the raw data of the traverse, offering the specific measurements and observations found during the survey, which are used in manifesting the official record.
In the latter seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, this process became easier with the invention of the Guntar’s Chain, a 66-foot measuring tool. A researcher on the American Philosophical Society’s website explained the process, where the surveyors work in tandem. “The two chain carriers would take hold of either end while the surveyor used a compass or theodolite to mark the distance along a particular line of latitude. As they moved along, the leader marked the ground with an “arrow,” or metal pin, and the follower walked in that direction. Upon reaching the leader, the follower picked up the “arrow” and replaced it with a wooden stave. Together, they would determine if their line was straight, and if not, with the help of the surveyor, they would adjust it before moving forward” (American Philosophical Society). When they had reached less than “one chain’s length” from the final corner of the tract, the links within the chain remaining were counted for an “exact measurement” (American Philosophical Society).
Creator
- Lubrecht, [Donald Drum, 1908-1957] (Person)
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