Map of a Patent on the Main Branch of the Shingle Kill upstream of the Forge
Item — Case: Flat File Drawer 14
Identifier: MAP 2019.0008-7G.8
Scope and Contents
Map shows the boundaries of a patent located in the modern Town of Cairo along the upper main branch of the Shingle Kill Creek. The patent was originally granted to "Lieutentant Duncan" and Neal McClains and Doctor Malachai Streat. Ephraim Darby completed a survey of the parcel in August 1794. The patent in question is shown on the map bordering the Cattskill [Catskill] Patent and the Shinglekill Patent. Also shown are the locations of several homes and mills within the patent boundaries - the homes of the Brown and Felker Houses, the Foster Saw Mill, The Forge, Coffin's Saw Mill, Deals Saw Mill, and one titled "A Grand Mill Seat."
Dates
- 1794
Extent
1 Sheets (Oversize Folder) : Single Sheet ; 22 x 12 inches approx.
- Title
- A Map of a Patent on the Main Branch of the Shingle Kill upstream of the Forge
- Author
- Jonathan Palmer
- Date
- 2019-10-30
- Description rules
- dacs
Repository Details
Part of the Vedder Research Library Repository