Scriba's patent, townships 9 and 17 : land surveys, [1796-ca.1822].

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Scriba's patent, townships 9 and 17 : land surveys, [1796-ca.1822].

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Surveys of lots, 1799-ca.1822, located in townships 9 and 17 of Scriba's patent in Oneida County (later Oswego and Oneida County), New York, and owned by John Laurence and John Barker Church. Included are descriptions of the individual lots, drawings of the subdivisions, acreage, disposition, etc. Inscription on the inside pastedown of the front cover reads: "Scriba's Patent Surveyed by B[enjamin] Wright 1796." Volume encludes numerous notes and annotations added at a later date, some dated as late as 1822.

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New-York Historical Society

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