Jacob Richman survey : manuscript, 1753

Name:

Richman, Jacob, 18th century

Date:

1753

Description:

Survey dated 21 Mar. 1752/3 (the Gregorian calendar had been adopted by Britain and the British colonies only the previous September) of a triangular parcel of 37 acres in Salem County, N.J., at the confluence of Spring Branch and the main branch of Salem Creek, signed Jacob Richman, dep. (deputy surveyor). On the reverse is the inscription Robert Rains Survey, which may provide the name of the owner of the parcel.

Language:

English

Provenance:

Deposit by Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle, 2012.

Relation:

The Lawrence J. Schoenberg and Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative Fund Home Page: http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/366278; Digital facsimile for download (OPenn): https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0001/html/ljsmisc4.html

Subject:

Rains, Robert; Real property -- New Jersey -- Salem County; Real property

Resource Type:

Text

Form/Genre:

manuscripts (documents); land surveys; Manuscripts, American

Physical Description:

1 item (1 leaf) : paper; 193 x 155 mm

Geographic Subject:

Salem River (N.J.); Salem County (N.J.) -- History; New Jersey -- Salem County

Rights:

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Notes:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg & Barbara Brizdle Manuscript Initiative.

Physical Location:

Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize LJS Misc-4

Collection:

Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)