William Watson to William Peters (undated) - 1
1 2019-07-04T17:27:08-07:00 Will Fenton 82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a 7200 2 Letter to William Peters from William Watson plain 2019-07-08T14:14:33-07:00 Watson, William, Sir, 1715-1787. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg. Record Group 17, Records of the Land Office. Records of the Secretary of the Land Office. Correspondence Relating to Conestoga Manor Land, 1757-1765 (series #17.320). Correspondence concerned with the sale of tracts of land in Conestoga Manor located in the present Lancaster County. Information given varies among the letters. There are references to squatters occupying Conestoga Indian lands after the 1763 Conestoga Indian massacre and the occupation of a tract by Daniel McCormick as a reward for his service in arresting Thomas Cresap during the border dispute with Maryland known as "Cresap's War." Also of interest is a 1764 letter revealing crop rotation of hemp, barley, wheat, spelt, winter grain and Indian Corn on fields located near Blue Rock Ferry on the Susquehanna River. Among the names of those purchasing tracts in Conestoga Manor are Robert Beaty, George Adam Durstler, John Heer (Herr), Christian Heer(Herr), Rudy Herr, Samuel Herr, Michael Kauffman, M. Mather, John Mitchel, Abraham Miller, Jacob Miller, John Miller, Samuel Neilson, John Ross, M. Scott, Jacob Whistler, Jacob Whitman, Jacob Whitmore and John Whitmore. For more information, visit http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/bah/dam/rg/sd/r17sdc.htm Manuscript. 2 1 Will Fenton 82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650aThis page has paths:
- 1 2019-07-04T17:36:42-07:00 Will Fenton 82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a William Watson to William Peters (undated) Will Fenton 2 (path) gallery 2019-07-08T14:14:07-07:00 Watson, William, Sir, 1715-1787. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg. Record Group 17, Records of the Land Office. Records of the Secretary of the Land Office. Correspondence Relating to Conestoga Manor Land, 1757-1765 (series #17.320). Correspondence concerned with the sale of tracts of land in Conestoga Manor located in the present Lancaster County. Information given varies among the letters. There are references to squatters occupying Conestoga Indian lands after the 1763 Conestoga Indian massacre and the occupation of a tract by Daniel McCormick as a reward for his service in arresting Thomas Cresap during the border dispute with Maryland known as "Cresap's War." Also of interest is a 1764 letter revealing crop rotation of hemp, barley, wheat, spelt, winter grain and Indian Corn on fields located near Blue Rock Ferry on the Susquehanna River. Among the names of those purchasing tracts in Conestoga Manor are Robert Beaty, George Adam Durstler, John Heer (Herr), Christian Heer(Herr), Rudy Herr, Samuel Herr, Michael Kauffman, M. Mather, John Mitchel, Abraham Miller, Jacob Miller, John Miller, Samuel Neilson, John Ross, M. Scott, Jacob Whistler, Jacob Whitman, Jacob Whitmore and John Whitmore. Will Fenton 82bf9011a953584cd702d069a30cbdb6ef90650a