Land Surveyor's Field Notebook

Object/Artifact

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Land Surveyor's Field Notebook

Entry/Object ID

81.103.34

Description

Land surveyor's field notebook, 1842-1847. This is believed to be a notebook of John P. Slayer, surveyor, he was shown as living in Newark on the west side of Vienna Street on the Gillette map of Wayne County - 1858. This notebook shows plats and descriptions of land in Vienna, now Phelps, Shortsville, Manchester, Palmyra, Arcadia, etc. Several pages have been removed.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Made/Created

Date made

1842 - 1847

Time Period

19th Century

Lexicon

Search Terms

John Slayer, John P. Slayer

Material

Paper, Leather