Charles Heard's survey book--Undesignated

Object/Artifact

St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2014.015.0020

Description

12 1/8"h x 7 1/2"w x 1/2" thick buckram bound book that was light teal in its youth. It has faded to gray. The spine is seriously compromised and the front cover is completely detached. The corners were maroon paper, but are now worn and scrubbed. There is a black stamped design on the front cover and a broad horizontal band with black letters inside : "Ledger." The back cover has the same design, but no "Ledger." The book covered the years 1930 to 1933. Cover P. 1 Described above Cover P. 2 The publisher provided useful tables, such as weight per bushel of grain, short way to calculate interest, etc. Flyleaf More useful tables, such as domestic weights and measures, Mr. Heard wrote an address in an empty space and noted p. 122 and 123 of the school bill on the top of the page Flyleaf verso An address in Grand Rapids and Mr. Heard's address in Leonardtown were handwritten in pencil, plus the logo of the Vernon Blank Book Co. was in the center of the page Index page A-D with entries Index page E-H with entries Index page I-L with entries Index page M-O with entries Index page P-T with entries and on the verso, a barely legible survey of part of Ramble [?], part Ford's Discovery, part of Strand and part of one more illegible properties Index page U-Z with pencilled addresses and a few index entries, notes and addresses on the verso Between pages Two loose sheet of yellow lined paper which I think refer to the same piece of land and the same person, possibly W. H. Means or Manns, whose property adjoined that of John H. T. Briscoe P. 1 Notes, Heart's Delight P. 2 St. Aloysius graveyard with a rough drawing P. 3-4 Prattlewell, The Bramble P. 5 Dansbery Hill P. 6-7 Survey of Bell's B. W. land P. 8-18 Part Half Pone being subdivided into lots--very confusing P. 19 Part of Cedar Point P. 20 Governor's Gift, Vincent and Weber agreement P. 21 Clocker's Marsh, case of Alexander B. Thompson vs John M. Quade P. 22-23 List of deed searches P. 24-25 I think this is his statement or testimony in a court case P. 26 Part of Eltonhead Manor subdivided into lots Between pages 3 folded sheets Yellow lined paper folded in thirds had notes to do with Head of Bay Farm aka Gough Farm Form letter about Mr. Heard's tobacco and on the verso were lists of people and property sheet of blank paper folded in half had two or three incomplete drawings on it P. 27 May be a list of previous surveys of Cedar Point properties P. 28 List of deed searches P. 29 Something to do with the railroad right of way, but it was crossed out P. 30-31 Property adjacent to the railroad right of way P. 32-35 Notes on older surveys of Governor's Gift, Eltonhead Manor, Susquehanna P. 36-38 Notes on Bluestone P. 39 Notes on Small Hopes P. 40 Notes on land of Dr. R. P. Blackistone P. 41 Notes on Lawton Hall P. 42 Garner property P. 43 Deed from Joseph H. Dent to John F. Dent, list of bills for survey labor, mostly for $2.00/day, but one was for $7.00/day P. 44 A few labor bills, lists of people and properties Between pages Blank form for application for hunting license, lists of Liber references on verso P. 45-46 Survey for part of Suttler's Rest P. 47 List of bills for survey work, notes on Brehorn's Purchase P. 48-49 Brehorn's Purchase P. 50 White Birch Freehold, Cross Manor, Phipp's Fort Between pages Part of a sheet of lined paper with Liber references P. 51-52 Knights of St. Jerome land P. 53-54 Notes on land associated with Henry Jones' will P. 55-56 Notes on New Design and Abell's Rest P. 57 Zova's Retreat, Bellwood P. 58-59 Tabular listing of the courses of New Design and Smoke Hill P. 60 Remainder of the courses of smoke Hill, Tubman Tract P. 61 Notes on Kirby's Choice and Bachelor's Comfort, remainder of Tubman Tract P. 62 Notes on Cardinal Gibbons' Institute, search notes on Wheatley's Choice of "Wheatley's something," list of deed searches P. 63 Deed searches P. 64-66 Samuel Mason's land and Theodore Thomas' land P. 67 Notes on Park Neck P. 68 Deed from Maryland Lumber Co. to James R. Curtis P. 69 Deed from B. G. Harris to James Harris P. 70-76 Chink Hill and Ochse P. 77 Bills for this large survey P. 78 Notes on Lots 1, 2, 3 P. 79 Glebe School lot P. 80-81 List of courses of New Design and other properties P. 82-83 Property surveyed for Clement S. [illegible] in the 8th election district P. 84 Tolls Last Shift, list of properties that became Flower of the Forest P. 85 Notes on Ambrose F. Gough and Lucy V. Gough's land P. 86 Notes on Heard's Security, notes on family marriages P. 87 Rosa L. Uncle's lot P. 88 Notes on a deed from Hezekiah Dent to Barbarry Beard, notes on part of Culpepper P. 89 Pincushion School lot, settlement of a Bean estate? P. 90 Notes about Mill Seat, part heard's Security, Endeavor, Mattapani P. 91 Notes on a court case about Mattapani P. 92 St. Richard's Manor P. 93 Cole's Creek P. 94 Deed from Charles H. Bohannon to James C. Cradock [?] P. 95-97 George Thomas vs. William Frank Ford P. 98-99 Deed searches P. 100-103 Deed searches for St. George's Island, including Roman Catholic Clergyman to Thomas B. Adams P. 104 St. Richard's Manor aka Poor Hope P. 105 "Esperanza" written on the top line, but no other text P. 106-111 Esperanza P. 112 Something to do with Bushwood, Gum Landing P. 113 Deed searches P. 114 Notes on a property in St. Inigoes P. 115 Division line between Alex Beal, Walter Biscoe P. 116 Hogs Expansion and Foxes Den, notes on property at Millstone Landing P. 117 Deed searches P. 118-119 Hiram L. Neumeyer's lots P. 120-121 Woodpecker P. 122-123 1937 accounts P. 124-125 Cole's Creek P. 126-131 Blank P. 132 continuation of Cole's Creek P. 133 Blank P. 134 Accounts P. 135-139 Blank P. 140 Single statement, "Bill of survey for [illegible] property" Flyleaf List of amounts for three Bean family members, probably from an estate Flyleaf verso Some nearly illegible notes on Cat Creek and a full page of postal information Cover P. 3 More postal information and an address for J. Goddard Mattingly in the lower right corner Cover P. 4 Black stamped design with a blank center banner. In the banner, in pencil, barely legible "Cole's Creek"

Collection

Heard Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1930 - 1933

Dimensions

Height

12-1/8 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Location

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blackistone, R. P.

Person or Organization

Dent, John Francis (1896-1973)

Person or Organization

Dent, Joseph Hugh (1844-1929)

Person or Organization

Heard, Charles A.