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Bound ledger of land lots and descriptions

 Record Group — Box: 6
Identifier: id707

Scope and Contents

Contains surveys including descriptions and maps of lots forming various parts of the Robert H. Rose land holdings. Contents: First pages, non-paginated: “Turnpike lots.” Lots are listed by number of lot, page in ledger and to whom deeded. Descriptions of lots as follows, starting with page 1: Course, distance, rate, remarks. pp. 52-55: Surveys of roads, descriptions as above. pp. 56-69: Lots, maps. p. 71: Middletown lots. pp. 72-80: Lots, surveys. pp. 80-81: Road surveys. pp. 82-83: Interferences. p. 86: Map of “Part of the Reservation.” p. 87: Lots. p. 88, 90 Part of the Reservation. p. 91: Lots. p. 92: Silver Lake, Lawsville. p. 93: Lots. p. 94: Silver Lake Lots. p. 96: Bridgewater Lots (pp. 100, 102, 104) Dates of the above surveys appear to be c. 1820-1821 from notes of lots sold. pp. 107, 109, 111, 113, 115, 117, 119: Choconut lots. Continues with lots and maps for Middletown, Rush, Turnpike lots in Middletown, Great Bend, Warren, Windham, and Silver Lake. p. 168: Choppings for R.H. Rose. Surveyed by O.B. Chamberlin, 1839.

A preservation photocopy is available for researcher use.

Dates

  • Creation: 1785 - 1912
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1806-1870

Extent

From the Collection: 4.25 Linear Feet (Five small document boxes, two large document boxes, and one oversize box.)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Binghamton NY 13902 USA