Framed original indenture announcing sale to Goshen Friends Monthly Meeting to establish School and Schoolmaster's House - January 20,1783

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Framed indenture dated January 20, 1783: Indenture records the sale of property to the Goshen Monthly Meeting to establish school and schoolmaster's house in what would become Sugartown.
Framed indenture dated January 20, 1783

Indenture records the sale of property to the Goshen Monthly Meeting to establish school and schoolmaster's house in what would become Sugartown.

Name/Title

Framed original indenture announcing sale to Goshen Friends Monthly Meeting to establish School and Schoolmaster's House - January 20,1783

Entry/Object ID

2020.2

Scope and Content

Framed original indenture that announces the sale of 3 acres and 60 perches of land from William Garrett & his wife Debby and the adjacent 1 acre, 100 perches from William Garrett to establish a school house and schoolmaster's house for the Goshen Monthly Meeting on January 20, 1783. The School, known as the Sugartown Select School, operated for most of the years from the time it was constructed in 1784 until the Trustees of the Goshen Monthly Friends sold the property in 1903. This is the property located at the corner of Sugartown and Spring Road and is part of the Sugartown National Historic Register District.

Context

Framed original indenture that announces the sale of 3 acres and 60 perches of land from William Garrett & his wife Debby and the adjacent 1 acre, 100 perches from William Garrett to establish a school house and schoolmaster's house for the Goshen Monthly Meeting on January 20, 1783. The School, known as the Sugartown Select School, operated for most of the years from the time it was constructed in 1784 until the Trustees of the Goshen Monthly Friends sold the property in 1903. This is the property located at the corner of Sugartown and Spring Road and is part of the Sugartown National Historic Register District.

Cataloged By

Heather P. Reiffer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Indenture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Legal Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

indenture, schools, Quaker, Friends, schoolmaster

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

Jan 20, 1783 - Jan 20, 1783

Archive Size/Extent

Single document

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Size of frame

Height

13-5/8 in

Width

29-11/16 in

Dimension Notes

Document is 11 inches high and 26.25 inches wide. Someone cut the top at some point to make it have a scalloped or wavy appearance.

Condition

Reason for Exam

At Acquisition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Date Examined

Apr 12, 2021

Examined By

Heather P. Reiffer

Cleanliness

Clean and in good condition

Materials

Paper is preserved under glass and framed.

Create Date

April 12, 2021

Update Date

April 15, 2021