Transcribed from the records of the Surveyor General's and Proprietaries secretary's offices, by John Hughes, recorder of warrants and surveys under the act of assembly, July 7, 1759 - with a guide to the books and index, an historical background and a copy of the act. Compiled byCharles F. Hughes, Jr. and Thomas E. Slatter
Physical Description
2 reels; 35 mm.
Notes
Lancaster County materials contained in v. 2, 5, 7, 8.
Index to this title is R 929.34 W423.
Contents
v. 1 Contains the surveys of "OLD RIGHTS" for the city and county of Philadelphia principally, with scattered surveys for Bucks and Chester Counties; entries correspond to the numbering and alphabetical arrangement in the Pennsylvania Archives, Third Series, v. II and III.; surveys are presented for only seven letters of the alphabet - F-H and P-S -- v. 2 Consists of two sections; Philadelphia City and Philadelphia City new returns;both treat principally with the city; there are scattered returns for the counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, and Chester; pages 224-78 contain Lancaster County new returns, letters A and B -- v. 3 General returns and papers of the Society of Free Traders; contains entries for the city and counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Kent, and Newcastle for the period 1682-1698; there is no organized arrangement within the book -- v. 4 The copies of the Surveyor General's returns, 1700; contains entries for the city and counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Kent and Newcastle, with its own index; entries cover the period 1700-1720.
v.5 The copies of the Surveyor General's returns for October 20, 1733; contains entries for the city and counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Kent, Lancaster, Newcastle and Sussex -- v. 6 Philadelphia County 1684-1713 and Bucks County new returns 1734-58; first section contains returns for Philadelphia County for the stated period; pages 84-88 list owners of property surveyed by David Powell; second section contains returns for Bucks County for the stated period -- v. 7 General returns, 1735-41; contains entries for the city of Philadelphia and the counties of Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Kent, Lancaster, Newcastle, and Sussex -- v. 8 General returns, 1752-1759; contains entries for the city and county of Philadelphia, counties of Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Kent, Lancaster, Newcastle, Northampton and York, and for towns of Carlisle, Easton, Reading, and Yorktown; pages 35 through 48 are missing; -- v. 9 Philadelphia County, new returns, 1734-1758; contains entries for the letters B to S; entries are arranged alphabetically by the first letter of surname and numerically within each letter.
