MacKay_Letter_033
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Title
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MacKay_Letter_033
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Description
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Survey of a lot of land owned by Alex McDonald in Ontario County, NY. No date. Dates reflected in letter refer to previous surveys.
Transcription:
The survey of the State Road in Caledonia cannot be found
Survey of Lot No. 27, conveyed to Alex McDonald by deed dated 12 January 1803 -
Beginning at a post in the N bounds of the Highway 85 links East of post No. 22 - 26 on the South side - Thence S 87°40’ E 10 chs to the middle of a small spring - Thence down the middle of the outlet of said spring as follows viz N 2°30’ E 1 ch 27 links thence S 87°3o’ E 1 chain thence N. 27° E 1ch 50 links - thence N. 48° E 3 ch 50 lks to a white maple westside of the out let - Thence N. 42° W 1 ch Thence N. 87 1/2° W 4 ch 37 lks to the most Easterly extremity of the Big Spring - thence round the south side of said spring so far that a line drawn from the place of beginning at said N 2° 30’ E will intersect the same containing 5 62/100 acres -
The above is a copy of John Smiths survey -
Copy of a deed to A. McDonald dated 1 June 1805 being 1 acre lying in the East part of lot N 49 Northwardly of & adjoining the Magara Road in the Township of Springfield (or No 1 in the first range) in the County of Ontario aforesaid and bounded as follows to to wit - on the East ny Lot No. 27 - on the South by the Niagara Road aforesaid - on the North by the waters of the Big Spring to the West by a line to be run parallel to the East line of said lot number forty nine and at such a distance West from the same as to contain the said quantity of one acre & no more
[inside cover]
Written in pencil: Description of McDonald lot
Written in ink:
M: John McKay
Caledonia
Monroe County
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Identifier
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Creator
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Kristen Walker
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Subject
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Land Survey
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Publisher
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Izzy Moyer; Kristen Walker; Jill Johnson; and Renee Guerin
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Date Created
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2023.10.25
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Type
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Map
Land Survey
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Format
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.jpg
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Medium
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Paper
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Rights Holder
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Genesee Country Village & Museum
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Rights
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