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Stone, Jonathan, fl. 1786 [Description of townships]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.09160 Author/Creator: Stone, Jonathan, fl. 1786 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: 1786 Pagination: 3 p. : docket ; Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 18.6 cm Order a Copy

Contains descriptions of two townships, "No. 1 in the first Range" and "No. 2 in the first Range." Both descriptions contain information on boundaries and geographical features. The description of township No. 1 features a list of settlers, but the description of No. 2 specifies that there are no settlers in that township.

Stone, Jonathan, fl. 1786

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