Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.3.16Description
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 3 -The Wissahickon
Page 16 contains Jellett's notes, as follows:
(This constitutes a rendering of the transcription made by John McArthur Harris, Jr., March 18, 1983)
J. T. O. 167 - 446 Sept. 19, 1865
Holmes Ammidown $100,000.00
to
Edward H. Ammidown
Al these three contiguous tracts of land with factories and out buildings, tenant houses, and other buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the 21st Ward.
1.) Beginning at Malcolm Rittenhouse land, along this and other Rittenhouse land on the east side of Paper Mill Run, thence over Henry and Nicholas Rittenhouse land to a stone, thence down Mill Road and Mill Run. Thence to place of beginning, containing 10 acres, together with the free and uninterrupted right, liberty and privilege to dig, make and lay open a sufficient ditch or mill head race on, through, over the late William Rittenhouse northwest adjoining land, - - of Thomas Bishop, Vicris or Sam. Carpenter, on the north of the north side of the natural course of the aforesaid Paper Mill Run, et al.
The other beginning at a stake on the line of above described and situated near the center of a road, formerly called Abraham Rittenhouse Mill Road, by there to N. Rittenhouse land, to land of "The ?? of the Rittenhouse Academy", to middle of Abraham Rittenhouse Mill Road, to place beginning. Containing 119 P of land.
Adjoining the both previously described, beginning at a stone in the middle of Rittenhouse Street and Wissahickon Turnpike, by Rittenhouse Street to place beginning. Containing 1 acre, 2 R., 25 4/100 P.
Being the same premises (?) which James Lord, Jr., and Mary his wife, by deed of Sept. 2, 1864, Book L.R.B. 50 - 284, conveyed to Holmes Ammidown, with all - - - rights, et cet.Collection
GHS Scrapbook Collection
