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Whitehall Plantation maps, 1745-1776
Two maps of Whitehall plantation, in Kent county, Delaware, a tract of land (approximately four hundred acres) originally owned by Francis Whitwell and bought in 1680 by John Hillyard. Image 1 is a map of the land, surveyed for John Chew in 1745, and shows adjacent land, Duck Creek, and structural f...
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| Collection: | Chew Family papers (#2050) Chew Family papers (#2050) |
| Date: | 1745, 1776 |
| Dimensions: | 36.5 x 30 cm 41 x 32 cm |
| Box Number: | Box Drawer 8.4 |
| Folder Number: | Folder Flat File 105 |
| Format: | Electronic |
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| Copyright: | Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org) |
| Online Access: | https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/6259 |
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Two maps of Whitehall plantation, in Kent county, Delaware, a tract of land (approximately four hundred acres) originally owned by Francis Whitwell and bought in 1680 by John Hillyard. Image 1 is a map of the land, surveyed for John Chew in 1745, and shows adjacent land, Duck Creek, and structural features of the plantation like the barn, tobacco houses, and slave quarters. Also indicates that much of the land is marsh or swamp. Image 2 is a map of the same plantation from 1776. This map indicates the location of the house, a lane that divides the plantation, and "Phineas's Old Feild." |
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