"Warrant for Return of Proprietary Lotts at Nottingham", 1765-03-20
Scope and Contents
Now an unfolded broadsheet, the cover states "1765 March 20th. Warrant. for Return of Proprietary Lotts at Nottingham. & of Survey of 40 a[cres] for Friends Meeting House there. Chester County." References the survey under the authority of William Penn's warrant from 1701 that granted forty acres to Quakers "for a Meeting house for Religious Worship & a Burial Yard [...] now belonging to those of the Township of East Nottingham." Signed by John Lukens, Surveyor General, and John Penn, colonial governor. Certified as "a true Copy of an Original Warrant remaining in the Surveyor Generals Office at Philadelphia."
Dates
- Creation: 1765-03-20
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access may be provided via digital or microfilm copy, per repository policy. Digital files are accessible to TriCollege accounts or on-campus users.
Physical Location
Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
Affiliation
United
Physical Facet
Housed separately. Manuscript encapsulated between glass; both sides are visible.
General
Copy made by John Lukens on November 1, 1766
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