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Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, Land Grants

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4487

Scope and Contents

Three land grants and transcripts regarding land in Greene Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (now part of Greene County), with both the original documents and digital scans available to view. The first grant is dated 23 April 1793 and also includes an official transcript (1918). This grant concerns land located in Greene Township named “Bunkers Hill.” The second grant is dated 9 June 1794 and concerns land located in Greene Township named "Bostonian" (it has no corresponding transcript). The third grant is dated 17 June 1794 and concerns a piece of land named "Spicers Defeat," but only the transcript is present. Names mentioned in these grants include Boston Canor, Michael Burns, Thomas Bowen, and Elizabeth Dougherty, Bowen’s wife.

Dates

  • Creation: 1793-1794, 1918-1919

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Extent

2.05 Gigabytes (8 .tif files)

0.01 Linear Feet (0.125 in. (1 oversize folder))

Language

English

Physical Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Cox, Jan; loaned for scanning in 2020 and gifted in 2023.

Source

Title
Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, Land Grants
Author
Laureen Wilson
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
304-293-3536