Wawayanda Cheesecock Land patent Land trial

Publication

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Chester Historical Society

Interesting Local Historleal Notes Culled from a Rare Old Docment.: The image depicts a newspaper clipping from "The Independent Republic" dated September 10, 1901, featuring a historical article titled "Out of the Past." It details local historical notes, including testimony from the 1785 Cheesecocks-Wawawanda land patent case, with emphasis on a copy owned by Joseph Durland. The document, described as "Notes of Evidence, 1785," relates to trials held at Yelverton's Barn, linked to Chester's original settler.
Interesting Local Historleal Notes Culled from a Rare Old Docment.

The image depicts a newspaper clipping from "The Independent Republic" dated September 10, 1901, featuring a historical article titled "Out of the Past." It details local historical notes, including testimony from the 1785 Cheesecocks-Wawawanda land patent case, with emphasis on a copy owned by Joseph Durland. The document, described as "Notes of Evidence, 1785," relates to trials held at Yelverton's Barn, linked to Chester's original settler.

Name/Title

Wawayanda Cheesecock Land patent Land trial

Entry/Object ID

chs-000411

Description

A newspaper clipping from "The Independent Republic" dated September 10, 1901, featuring a historical article titled "Out of the Past." It details local historical notes, including testimony from the 1785 Cheesecocks-Wawawanda land patent case, with emphasis on a copy owned by Joseph Durland. The document, described as "Notes of Evidence, 1785," relates to trials held at Yelverton's Barn, linked to Chester's original settler.

Collection

William S. Durland Collection

Publication Details

Author

E.H.M.

Publisher

Independent Republican

Date Published

Sep 10, 1901

Create Date

January 15, 2025

Update Date

July 11, 2026