Claims on the Ground Along the Spring
Document 1799The agent is at Carlisle disposing of the lots and commons and there are a great many applications for lots. The people who claimed the ground along the spring now claim the Baker house and coal house and all the ground along the spring in front of the buildings. It was the great neglect of Captain Eames that allowed Wilson to get control of that land and Parker seeks instructions from Hodgdon as to how to proceed.
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Autograph Letter Signed
Description
The agent is at Carlisle disposing of the lots and commons and there are a great many applications for lots. The people who claimed the ground along the spring now claim the Baker house and coal house and all the ground along the spring in front of the buildings. It was the great neglect of Captain Eames that allowed Wilson to get control of that land and Parker seeks instructions from Hodgdon as to how to proceed.
Date
07/29/1799
Author
Recipient
Sent from
Carlisle
Document number
1799072980101
Page start
1
Note
Partially illegible.
Cited in Hodgdon to Parker, 08/03/1799.
Notable persons
Samuel Hodgdon
Richard Parker
Holmes
Colonel Alexander
surveyor
Physick
Phisick
Captain Emes
Wilson
Postlethwaite
Notable locations
Philadelphia
Carlisle Barracks
Notable items
lots
commons
applications
ground
claim
spring
bakehouse
coal house
buildings
draught
trick
instructions