Land Draft by John Paul Jr.
Fraktur
Item Info
Language: English
Physical Description: Leaf
Material: Wove paper; ink
Transcription:
A CONNECTED Draught of three tracts of Land Surveyed and \ Divided off for Daniel Oyster the above Described tracts of Land, Situate in Upper Mahanoy Township, in the County \ of Northumberland and this Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The tract in the above Diagram Marked with the Letter \ A. Surveyed the fourth Day of February, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight as part of the South East end \ of a tract of Wood Land, formerly the property of Jacob Oyster deceased, the said part Containing fifty Acres and one hundred fifty= \ two Perches and three quarters and Allowance of six hundred. The tract in the above Diagram Marked with the Letter \ B. Surveyed the second Day of February, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight to the above \ said Daniel Oyster as part of a tract of Land holden by George Cambel, the said mentioned and Described part Con= \ taining thirty eight Acres seventy two Perches and a half and Allowance of six per hundred. And the Tract in the above \ Diagram Marked with the Letter C Surveyed the first Day of February, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred \ and twenty eight to the above said Daniel Oyster as part of the West end of the Real Estate of Jacob Oyster deceased the \ Mentioned and above Described part Containing forty Acre fifty four Perches and Allowance of six per hundred. \ A B and C Together Containing One Hundred and twenty nine Acres and one hundred and nineteen Perches and a quar= \ ter and the Usual Allowance of six per hundred for Road &c. \ John Paul Jun’r.
[name in the shaded area of the diagram]
Daniel Oyster
[names noted in the areas surrounding the shaded area, starting in upper left]
Oyster, Michael; Cambel, George; Rodearmel, Abraham; Oyster, George; Kiefer, Daniel; Kroh, Jacob; Oyster, Michael; Fager, Conrad
[additional text includes surveyor’s landmarks such as trees as well as measurements.]
[on reverse]
Draught \ Daniel Oyster \ 129 Acres 119 ¼ Perches and Allowances \ Upper Mahanoy Township Northumberland County
Category: Other
Media Type: Manuscripts
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
Hand-drawn; hand-colored; hand-lettered. The main text in Fraktur and Roman print is in the lower portion of the document. Above it is a map of a land tract with the names of the property owners, distances and landmarks in Fraktur. According to John A. H. Sweeny, John Paul Junior was a talented craftsmen who was the designer of the famed Horseshoe Curve on the Pennsylvania Railroad (Winterthur Illustrated, p. 174). The transcription of the text in this document is limited to the main text and the names of property owners noted in the diagram.
Associated Names: Rodearmel, Abraham
Bibliography:
Catherine T. Hutchins, ed., Arts of the Pennsylvania Germans (New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. for the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, 1983), pp. 146-147.
Creation Place Town/Township: Creation Place Note:Based on inscription on document
Region/County:Northumberland
City/Town/Township:Upper Mahoney Township
State/Province:Pennsylvania
Creation Year (Single Year or Range Begin): ca. 1828
Image Dimensions Width: 38.5 cm
ShelfMark: FLP 1122
Creator Name: John Paul Jr. (c. 1789-1867) - Scrivener
John Paul Jr. (c. 1789-1867) - Decorator
Land Draft by John Paul Jr.