William Moore Land Plat 1851

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William Moore Land Plat 1851

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This collection consists of a land plot by surveyor Yardley Taylor. It describes the boundaries of Moore's land with landmarks and measurements, and it includes a plat.

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Loudoun County Historical Society (Loudoun County, Va.)

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Yardley Taylor (ca.1796-1863) was a geographer, surveyor, and chronicler of the Loudoun County area in the mid-nineteenth century. His descriptions in Memoirs of Loudoun County and Joseph Martin's 1835 Gazetteer of Virginia provide clear images of Loudoun County in the antebellum nineteenth century. A devout Quaker, Taylor was also a leading voice in the abolitionist movement. William Moore (fl. 1810-1859) purchased a 107 acre tract of land from John Nichols (1802-1884) ...