Survey of Farms by Nathaniel Merritt

Name/Title

Survey of Farms by Nathaniel Merritt

Entry/Object ID

HHV 001.37

Scope and Content

This survey of the tenant farms in the Manor of Philipsburg was carried out by Nathaniel Merritt in 1778, two years into the Revolutionary War. Many familiar names that would later appear on street signs can be found on it and the document, elegantly written and charted, is a very useful tool for genealoical research today.

Collection

Philipse [Philips] Manuscript Collection

Archive Items Details

Title

Survey of farms by Nathaniel Merritt

Date(s) of Creation

1778

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Former Number

Other Number

P 811