Dorsey Law Practice Collection--Abell's Friendship
Entry/Object ID
2018.011.0002
Scope and Content
1 folder ; 9 5/8 x 14 3/4"
Members of the Dorsey family practiced law in the county for generations.
There is no information as to why these surveys were in the papers.
April 20, 1805 This is a survey of part of Abell's Friendship for a Mr. Mills. Surveyor Reuben Craig pointed out a discrepancy in the surveys, but did not suggest a remedy. There is a drawing of the property lines in question. There is an interesting watermark in the large sheet of strange paper.
December 18, 1866 Hand copy of a survey first made in 1790 of Abell's Friendship. The property was patented to John Aud in 1804. This copy was filed with the Maryland Land Office in 1866, no reason given. The text is in brown ink and is quite legible. Abell's Friendship was part of Beaverdam Manor.