Subscription for cutting a channel from Salem Creek : manuscript, 1770
Date:
1770
Description:
Statement dated 20 Mar. 1770 of the reasons for cutting a channel between the main branch of Salem Creek and either a smaller branch or the Delaware River, which include addressing flooding and improving travel and trade, and the intention of subscribers to assist with the cost of the project. With one unclear signature and no associated subscription amount. Verso inscribed Subscription for cutting the Thoroughfare.
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/ljsmisc5.html
Resource Type:
Text
Form/Genre:
Manuscripts, American; manuscripts (documents)
Physical Description:
1 item (1 leaf) : paper; 215 x 308 mm
Geographic Subject:
Salem River (N.J.); Salem County (N.J.) -- History
Rights:
https://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-5
Collection:
Lawrence J. Schoenberg Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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