Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon (1765 Excerpts)
12018-08-17T14:57:53-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a72001(path)gallery2018-08-17T14:57:54-07:001765Mason, Charles, 1728-1786.National Archives. Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002.Charles Mason maintained field notes throughout the nearly 5 years it took to complete his survey. The journal includes mathematical and astronomical data, as well as the daily progress of the survey. Prior to hiring Mason and Dixon to settle a boundary line once and for all, the quarreling parties of Maryland and Pennsylvania agreed that the line separating the two provinces would be run east to west along a latitudinal arc 15 miles south of Philadelphia. The entry for June 12, 1764, reveals how Mason and Dixon located the starting point of the line that would later bear their name. Based on their calculations, the point 15 miles south of the southernmost point of Philadelphia was in a field belonging to Alexander Bryan. To access the complete diary, visit https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5821514Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
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12018-08-17T14:28:15-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aJournal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, Except from January 17651Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon2018-08-17T14:28:31-07:00Mason, Charles, 1728-1786.National Archives. Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002.Charles Mason maintained field notes throughout the nearly 5 years it took to complete his survey. The journal includes mathematical and astronomical data, as well as the daily progress of the survey. Prior to hiring Mason and Dixon to settle a boundary line once and for all, the quarreling parties of Maryland and Pennsylvania agreed that the line separating the two provinces would be run east to west along a latitudinal arc 15 miles south of Philadelphia. The entry for June 12, 1764, reveals how Mason and Dixon located the starting point of the line that would later bear their name. Based on their calculations, the point 15 miles south of the southernmost point of Philadelphia was in a field belonging to Alexander Bryan. To access the complete diary, visit https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5821514.Diary, 2 pages.22Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
12018-08-17T14:28:15-07:00Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aJournal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, Except from February 17651Journal of Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon2018-08-17T14:28:31-07:00Mason, Charles, 1728-1786.National Archives. Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State, 1763 - 2002.Charles Mason maintained field notes throughout the nearly 5 years it took to complete his survey. The journal includes mathematical and astronomical data, as well as the daily progress of the survey. Prior to hiring Mason and Dixon to settle a boundary line once and for all, the quarreling parties of Maryland and Pennsylvania agreed that the line separating the two provinces would be run east to west along a latitudinal arc 15 miles south of Philadelphia. The entry for June 12, 1764, reveals how Mason and Dixon located the starting point of the line that would later bear their name. Based on their calculations, the point 15 miles south of the southernmost point of Philadelphia was in a field belonging to Alexander Bryan. To access the complete diary, visit https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5821514.Diary, 2 pages.22Will Fenton82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a
