Liberty road construction document, 1829

Name/Title

Liberty road construction document, 1829

Entry/Object ID

2021.1.440

Tags

1820s, Government

Scope and Content

Document acknowledging a meeting that took place to decide the construction of a road in Liberty. Meeting held at Samuel Dennison's house. Drawing of road on the back. Abraham Adams is the surveyor. "Liberty April 6th 1829 Pursuant of an order of the trustees of the Township of Liberty we the undersigned being called on to View a Township road and meet at the House of Samuel Dennison's on the 8th day of October A.D. 1828 and viewed and agreed that a Township Road be laid out as follows It's beginning at the Township lines last of John Wilson ___ ___ agreeable to the within plot of survey to the Dennison Road near Geddes Tan Yard and we have also agreed that the owners of land on said road had ought to receive no damage. Abraham Adams) Wm Bard) Surveyor) Robert Stewart) Viewers David Fusselman)" "We think it best that said road opened thirty feet wide Minutes of the plot and survey of a Road laid out this 8th day October 1828 beginning 25 ^(C),, 25 ^(L) North of the South East Corner of the lot No. 15 of the Township of Liberty owned and occupied by John Wilson send and it being also the last line of said Township and running to 60 (degrees) W 3 ^(C) 70 ^(L) to a stake for a corner near Wilson's house thence S 93 (degrees) W 10 or to a stake for a corner thence N 84 (degrees) W 14 4 to a stake for a corner thence N 43 (degrees) W 17 69 to a stake for a corner thence South 88 (degrees) W 28 oo to a stake in the Dennison Road and there to end agreeable to the order of the trustees said township. Abraham Adams Surveyor I certify this to be a true copy of the original Plot on record in Township Book D.D. Jones Tfr Clerk Liberty Township"

Acquisition

Accession

2021.1

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1829

Location

Location

Container

Early Land Records

Room

Archives

Building

Morgan History Center

Date

September 1, 2021

Notes

Folder: Liberty Twp

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Dennison, Samuel, Stewart, Robert, Fusselman, David, Bard, William, Adams, Abraham

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Liberty Township, Ohio