Deed for 200 acres to the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, 1857 August 4.

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Deed for 200 acres to the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania, 1857 August 4.

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James Irvin of Bellefonte, Pa., sold 200 acres of land to the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania for one dollar. He had donated 200 acres in 1855; together these 400 acres of Centre Furnace land are the core of the Penn State campus. The deed was recorded 6 November 1857; and recorded in the Centre County, Pa., Deed Book V, p. 20, on 19 September 1859. This copy was certified as a true and exemplified copy by deputy recorder Theodore Muffly.

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Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania

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The Farm School Post Office was established 28 August 1858. From the description of Stamped envelopes, 1859. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 36348973 ...

Irvin, James, 1800-1862

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James Irvin managed the Milesburg Iron Works in Centre County with Joseph Green, Andrew Gregg and John M. McCoy. They managed under the titles James Irvin & Co., Irvin, Gregg & Co., and Irvin, McCoy & Co.. In 1859 Irvin moved to Philadelphia to manage the McCoy & Linn iron store. From the description of Bills, 1848-1856. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122441734 ...