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A general Act of Assembly was passed April 10, 1835, authorizing County Commissioners to appraise all lands on which purchase money was due the Commonwealth, at their cash value, exclusive of the value of any buildings thereon, and to keep a record of their valuations in a book to be kept for the purpose, a certified copy of which shall be evidence
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in making application for patents on payment of the purchase money due the Commonwealth.
The provisions of this Act were extended by supplemental Acts, from time to time, until the passage of the Act of May 20, 1864, which au- thorized the preparation of a Docket by the Surveyor General, to be styled "Lien Docket of Unpatented Lands." This Act made it the duty of the Surveyor General to make out a list of all lands held by location or any other office right, issued, from the Land Department of this Common- wealth of every kind and description, upon which no patents had then been issued, designating the county in which such lands are situated, with such other descriptions of the same as the records of his office may enable him to give, including the names in which such locations or other office rights are entered, and surveys are returned; and on the list being com- pleted, or any part thereof, " it shall be transmitted to the Prothonotary of the county in which such lands are located; and it shall also be the duty of the Surveyor General to Calculate the amount of purchase money, interest, and fees, due on cach unpatented tract, and enter the same in said Docket as a lien against cach respective tract remaining unpatented," &c., &c.
In pursuance with said Act a transcript of unpatented lands in Beaver County was made out and forwarded to the prothonotary of that county under date of August 12, 1869, by J. M. Campbell, then Surveyor General. (See List of Lien Docket entries at end of this paper.) This last Act seems to have terminated the old system of sales and settlements by commissioners. The records in the Department of Internal Affairs show that a number of patents for in lots and out lots in the Beaver Reserve were forwarded to David Redick, Prothonotary of Washington County, and others, from 1794 to 1796, inclusive, but no record of such patents is found in this Department.
FIRST SALE OF "TOWN LOTS" IN BEAVER RESERVE
A List of Numbers, Names of Purchasers, and Prices paid for one half of the Town Lots, in the Town of Beaver, sold at Washington, Pa., July 2, 1793, by David Bradford, James Marshall, and Andrew Swearin- gen, Commissioners appointed by the Governor, in pursuance of an Act of the Assembly passed September 28, 1791.1
No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
II
Alexander Wright
July 2, 1793
$16.33
12
Thomas McNeary
12.80
13
Daniel Leet
14.00
14
Joseph Lawrence
..
16.00
15
Charles Morgan
".
"
10.66
' See draft No. 1, post.
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No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
16
Hugh Wilson
July 2, 1793
$18.00
17
Craig Ritchie
31.00
18
Gabriel Blakeney S
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:
22.00
20
Reserved for Public Square
21
Reserved for Public Square
22
Reserved for Public Square
23
David Bradford
24
John McKee
25
John McKee
8.00
27
David Atchison
6.50
28
David Atchison
9.00
30
James Reed
7.50
32
Alexander Addison
9.00
34
Alexander Addison
25.50
60
James McNeary
14.00
61
Charles Morgan
16.00
62
Hugh Wilson
10.00
63
James Brice
6.00
64
John Ritchey
20.00
65
Alexander Wright
17.50
66
Alexander Wright
6.50
67
Thomas McNeary
7.50
68
Walter Buchanan
6.50
69
Alexander Wright
4.50
70
Alexander Wright
12.00
71
George W. Bryan
10.00
72
Joseph Huston
5.00
74
James Reed
8.50
76
Hugh Wilson
15.00
77
John McDowell
16.00
78
John McDowell
8.50
79
John Metzgar
24.00
98
David Atchison
16.00
101
Andrew Swearingen
15.00
IO2
Alexander Scott
0.00
103
Thomas Sproat
10.00
104
Alexander Scott
8.00
105
John Wolf
6.50
106
Thomas Sproat
7.00
107
John Wolf
7,00
108
James McConnel
4.50
109
Alex. Addison in right of David Bradford
:
5.00
29
Craig Ritchie
15.00
31
John Fisher
10.00
33
Alexander Addison
9.00
59
David Wilson, assigned to Alexander Wright who assigned to Alexander Addison
45-50
73
John Reed
8.00
75
James Reed
0.00
99
Robert Mckinley
26.00
12.00
100
James Allison
20.00
19
George Vaneman
John McNeary
11.50
6,00
7.50
26
James Marshall &
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No.
Name of Purchaser
Date oj Sale
Price
IIO
Alexander Addison in right of David Bradford
July 2, 1793
$5.00
III
James Whitehill
4.50
II2
Hugh Wilson
10.00
I13
William Bradford
"
8.50
115
Nathaniel Irish
8.00
116
James McDowell
..
12.50
117
Joseph Lawrence
12.50
118
John Metzgar
..
27.00
143
John Strawbridge
"
14.00
144
Henry Ulery
8.50
145
Alexander Addison, in right of David Bradford
146
Henry Ulery
147
Henry Ulery
5.50
148
Henry Ulery
11.50
149
John Nicholson
8.00
150
Andrew Swearingen
6.00
151
Hugh Wilson
..
..
7.00
153
Henry Ulery
4.00
154
Andrew Munro
6.00
155
Reserved for Public Square
156
Reserved for Public Square
157
Reserved for Public Square
158
Does not seem to have been sold at this sale
159
James McConnel
3.50
160
Hugh Wilson
5.00
161
Craig Ritchie
..
..
4.25
164
John McDonald
4.50
165
John McDonald
..
4.25
166
Absalom Baird
10.00
FIRST SALE OF "OUT LOTS" IN BEAVER RESERVE
A list of Numbers, Names of Purchasers, Date of Sale, and Prices of "Out Lots" (in the Town of Beaver) sold at a sale held at Washington, Pa., on July 2. 1793, by David Bradford, James Marshall, and Andrew Swear- ingen, Commissioners appointed by the Governor, in pursuance of an Act of Assembly passed September 28, 1791, directing the sale of one half of the Town Lots and the whole of the Out Lots, laid out at the mouth of Big Beaver Creek on the Ohio River under authority of said Act of Assembly.1
1 See draft No. 2, post.
5.00
162
John McDonald
4.00
163
John McDonald
7.00
152
Henry Ulery
..
..
8.00
8.50
114
George Millegan
11.00
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No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
As. | Ps.
I
David Bradford
Julv 2, 1793
$ 65.00
7
8
2
John H. Red[d]ick
30.00
8
20
Absalom Baird
..
36.00
6
28
5
Absalom Baird
23.00
5
50
6
Absalom Baird
30.50
7
70
7
William Meetkirk
"
20.00
5
00
8
Craig Ritchie
24.00
8
00
9
Hugh Wilson
"
28.00
9
70
II
David Bradford
"
20.00
5
00
12
Alexander Addison
30.50
8
00
13
James McNeary
32.00
10
00
14
( Gabriel Blakeney &
36.00
8
00
16
George W. Bryan
32.00
8
00
18
John Nicholson
40.00
IO
00
19
Charles Morgan
46.00
7
80
20
Alexander Wright
26.00
8
00
21
¿ Resold to Henry Judy
163.00 5
10
00
22
David Atchison
July 2. 1793
32.00
IO
00
23
Robert Mckinley
52.00
8
48
24
( Resold to John Shively
Jan. 8, 1835
140.00
8
00
25
Resold to James Allison
Jan. 8, 1835
227.00
IO
00
26
James Reed
July 2, 1793
36.00
IO
00
27
David Atchison
15.00
8
00
29
David McNeary
20.50
IO
00
30
Andrew Swearinger
14.00
10
00
31
Alexander Addison
40.50
0
112
32
Alexander Addison
".
13.00
IO
00
34
Andrew Swearinger
20.50
IO
00
35
Alexander Addison
37.00
Q
88
36
7 Resold to William Porter §
Jan. 8, 1835
75.00 1
5
00
37
( Alexander Addison
1
11.00 /
9
90
39
Alexander Addison
10.50
9
90
41
David Bradford
12.25
I28
42
Nathaniel Irish
16.50
7
145
44
- -
George Baker
25.00
5
2
46
Nathaniel Irish
15.00
6
66
47
John Fisher
8.00
5
17
48
John Fisher
5.00
7
40
"
20.00
S
00
33
Alexander Addison
..
..
July 2. 1793
8.00
7
30
38
¿ Resold to William Porter § John Reed
July 2, 1793
25.00
9
32
40
Alexander Addison
25.25
0
80
43
-
Daniel Leet
8.75
5
00
45
Alexander Addison
Jan. 8, 1835
60.00 }
IO
00
I7
Alexander Addison
"
"
28.00
IO
00
15
James Marshall
"
..
25.00
IO
00
IO
Daniel Leet
44.00
8
20
3
Daniel Leet
4
Daniel Lect
..
33.00
John Strawbridge
July 2, 1793
42.00
David Bradford
47.00
O
96
28
( George Milligan 2
10.50 )
§ James Reed
Jan. 8, 1835
36.50
( Alexander Addison
34.00
Quantity
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Quantity
No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
As.| Ps.
49
Daniel Leet
July 2, 1793
$ 10.00
6
107
50
Daniel Leet
10.00
5
66
51
John Wolf
10.00
5
00
52
John Wolf
10.50
5
16
53
William Guy
11.50
5
56
54
William Guy
10.50
5
6
56
56
George Baker
13.00
5
14
57
John Fisher
6.66
6
40
58
Andrew Swearinger
4.00
6
118
59
Andrew Swearinger
3.00
9
143
60
Andrew Swearinger
6.00
IO
00
61
Andrew Swearinger
3.50
IO
00
62
Andrew Swearinger
3.00
5
37
63
Andrew Swearinger
3.50
7
80
65
Daniel Leet
5.00
7
80
68
Daniel Leet
3.50
7
80
69
John McKee
7.50
7
15T
70
John McKee
6.00
7
80
71
Daniel Leet
4.00
7
80
72
Daniel Leet
3.00
7
80
74
John McKee
11.25
10
00
75
John McKee
5.25
10
00
76
Daniel Leet
4.00
IO
00
77
Daniel Leet
5.00
IO
00
78
Daniel Leet
3.00
IO
00
79
Daniel Leet
3.00
IO
00
80
John McKee
5.25
9
96
81
John McKee
3-75
10
82
Daniel Leet
3.50
IO
00
83
Daniel Leet
4.50
10
00
85
Daniel Leet
3.50
9
100
86
Robert Mckinley
4.00
9
00
87
Robert Mckinley
2.75
IO
00
88
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
89
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
90
William Bradford
3.05
10
00
91
William Bradford
3.05
10
00
92
Robert Mckinley
3.25
7
144
93
Robert Mckinley
2.75
10
00
94
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
95
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
96
William Bradford
3.05
10
00
97
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
98
William Bradford
3.00
8
89
99
Robert Mckinley
2.75
6
I20
100
Robert Mckinley
2.75
IO
00
101
William Bradford
3.05
10
00
102
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
64
John McKee
5.50
7
80
66
Daniel Leet
3.00
7
80
67
Daniel Leet
3.00
7
80
73
John McKee
6.50
7
120
55
William Guy
10.00
IO
84
Daniel Leet
4.50
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Quantity
No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
As.| Ps.
103
William Bradford
July 2, 1793
$ 3.05
IO
00
104
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
105
William Bradford
3.00
5
14
106
Robert Mckinley
4.00
7
126
107
Robert Mckinley
2.75
IO
00
108
William Bradford
"
3.05
IO
00
IIO
William Bradford
..
3.05
7
96
III
William Bradford
3.05
6
32
II2
Daniel Leet
4.00
9
96
II3
William Bradford
3.00
IO
00
114
William Bradford
3.05
IO
00
115
William Bradford
3.05
5
116
William Bradford
"
4.00
IO
00
118
William Bradford
"
..
3.00
10
00
119
William Bradford
3.05
9
76
120
Daniel Leet
4.00
IO
00
I21
William Bradford
..
3.00
6
120
122
Daniel Leet
"
4.00
5
85
123
Alexander Addison
9.00
6
68
SECOND SALE OF TOWN LOTS A List of Numbers, Names of Purchasers and Prices paid for Town Lots, in the Town of Beaver, sold June 10th and 11th, 1805, by the Com- missioners, John Lawrence, Samuel Wilson, and David Potter, in pursu- ance of the Act of Assembly of March 2, 1805.1
No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
8
Resold to Thomas Hoops
Jan. 8, 1835
30.00
9
William McDonald
June 11, 1805
49.00
IO
David Johnson
71.00
35
Henry Wolf
70.00
36
James Carothers
40.00
37
Samuel Johnston
42.00
56
Robert Davidson
53.00
58
John Davidson
105.00
80
James Lyon
"
1 29.00
81
Isaac Lawrence
63.00
97
George Stevenson
136.00
119
Thomas Henry
111.00
120
Robert Moore
55.00
I21
Charles Davidson
55.00
140
John Morgan
20.00
141
Henry Wolf
21.00
142
William Fulks
34.00
167
Guion Grier
40.00
168
Guion Grier
..
20.00
169
Guion Grier
"
36.00
..
3.05
IO
00
109
William Bradford
.€
3.05
32
117
Daniel Leet
"
Sampson Piersol
June 11, 1805
$ 49.00
57
William Woods
72.00
96
John Wolf
61.00
..
1 See draft No. I, post.
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SECOND SALE OF OUT LOTS IN BEAVER RESERVE
A List of Numbers, Names of Purchasers, Quantity and Prices of Out Lots sold by the Commissioners, John Lawrence, Samuel Wilson, and David Potter on the roth and 11th of June 1805, in pursuance of the Act of Assembly of March 2, 1805 1
No.
Name of Purchaser
Quantity
Price
I
Robert Heslip
9 As.
$ 32.00
2
James Canlin
8
20.00
3
James Wilson
8
28.00
4
William Henry
8
52.00
5
Samuel Lawrence
8
65.00
6
Samuel Johnston
8
130.00
7
Samuel Johnston
8
90.00
8
James Alexander
8
71.00
9
William Rhoads
8
47.00
IO
Jacob Small
6
22.00
1
Joab Mace
5
11.00
12
James McCrery
8
40
"
14
James McCrery
7
80
105.00
16
Samuel Johnston
7
80
132.00
17
Samuel Johnston
7
80
139.00
18
James Wilson
7
80
110.00
19
James Lyon
7
80
92.00
20
Joseph Rhoads
7
80
82.00
21
Daniel McGuire
7
80
40.00
22
Samual Atkins
5
150
30.00
23
James McDowell
5
40
51.00
25
James McDowell
26
William Henry
IO
37.00
27
John Lawrence
8
48.00
28
William Henry
8
54.00
29
Thomas Porter
8
64.00
30
Abner Lacock
8
35.00
31
Job Mace
8
21.00
32
John Davidson
8
50.00
33
William Henry
8
40.00
34
Joseph Rhoads
8
65.00
35
Joseph Hemphill
7
40
75.00
36
John Eberhart
5
10
32.00
37
John Eberhart
6
29.00
38
John Eberhart
5
54.00
39
James Wilson
10
81.00
40
Joseph Rhoads
6
64
75.00
41
James Wilson
5
120
51.00
42
Joseph Rhoads
6
64
3.00
43
Joseph Rhoads
8
50
33.00
=
..
20.00
24
John Davidson
7
80 Ps.
37.00
13
James McCrery
32.00
80
46.00
15
James Alexander
7
..
133.00
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THIRD SALE OF OUT LOTS IN BEAVER RESERVE A List of Numbers, Names of Purchasers, Quantity and Prices of Out Lots sold by the Commissioners, William Lect, John Wolf, and See draft No. 4. post.
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James Dennis at the Beaver court-house, on August 22 and 23, 1814, in pursuance of the Act of Assembly of March 14, 1814.'
No.
Name of Purchaser
Quantity
Price
44
John Eberhart
9 As. 134 Ps.
33.00
45
Joseph Rhoads
9
85
50.00
46
Samuel Eakin
8
129
91.00
48
Samuel Power
9
109
133.00
49
Joseph Hemphill 5
8
121
62.00
50
John Light
9
44
60.00
51
Joseph Hemphill
7
112
42.00
52
Joseph Hemphill
7
96
90.00
53
John Mckinney
5
..
149.00
55
Daniel Risinger
9
14
26.00
56
James Lyon
7
100
30.00
57
James Lyon
7
14
42.00
58
James Lyon
7
:
159
62.00
61 62
James Lyon
8
100
89.00
63
David Hayes
9
140
115.00
64
Jonathan Mendenhall
8
20
83.00
66
Jonathan Coulter
5
80.00
67 68
Samuel Lawrence
8
20
114.00
69
Mahlon T. Stokes
8
85
80.00
70
John McDanagh
6
60
80.00
71
John McDanagh
8
20
120.00
72
James Lyon
8
85
138.00
73
John McDanagh
7
170.00
74
John McDanagh
IO
206.00
76
John Wolf, Jr.
6
I20
207.00
77
Frederick Small
5
70
144.00
78
John McKinney
5
47
122.00
79
John Wolf, Senr.
5
69
120.00
80
Isaac Ayres
6
144
211.00
81
James Potter
7
144
82.00
83
Milo Adams
5
115.00
84
James Allison, Jr.
6
64 "
126.00
85
James Wilson
8
70
231.00
86
James Wilson
6
116
121.00
87
George Todd
2
53
43.00
88
John Onale
IO
25.00
89
James Alexander
IO
117.00
90
Thomas Harvey
IO
200.00
91
Thomas Harvey
IO
250.00
92
Thomas Harvey
IO
200.00
59
William Clarke
5
..
90
32.00
Jonathan Coulter
5
..
20.00
65
Jonathan Mendenhall
6
60
75.00
75
Guion Grier
8
71
201.00
82
Milo Adams
5
82.00
=
=
" See drafts Nos. s and 5, post.
..
143.00
54
William Clarke
5
61
51.00
James Conlin
7
90
..
53.00
Samuel Lawrence
..
156
48.00
47
Samuel Power
William Clarke
..
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No.
Name of Purchaser
Quantity
Price
93
Thomas Dunham
IO As.
Ps.
$ 189.00
94
Thomas Harvey
7
80
41.00
95
Thomas Henry
5
I18
45.00
96
Thomas Dunham
6
36
75.00
97
Thomas Dunham
IO
90.00
98
Thomas Dunham
IO
148.00
99
Thomas Dunham
IO
115.00
100
Joseph Hemphill
IO
33.00
101
James Alexander
IO
50.00
IO2
John Barns
7
120
52.00
103
John Barns
6
140
31.00
104
John Barns
9
43.00
105
Robert Moore
44.00
106
Robert Moore
IO
35.00
107
James McCreary
10
75.00
108
Joseph Hemphill
IO
50.00
109
William Clarke
IO
147.00
IIO
James Lyon
IO
60.00
III
John Hanby
IO
83.00
112
John Hanby
9
28.00
113
James Allison
IO
28.00
114
David Hayes
9
152
50.00
II5
Hugh Picknoll
9
74
130.00
116
Hugh Picknoll
9
7
184.00
II7
David Hayes
118
James Dennis
8
113
21.00
119
Drake Randolph
9
75
26.00
120
Henry Baker
9
109
43.00
121
Joseph Hemphill
7
40 "
37.00
James Wilson
8
26 "
82.00
123
James Wilson
6
74
64.00
THIRD SALE OF TOWN LOTS
List of Numbers, Names, and Prices of Town Lots, sold in the Town of Beaver in the year of 1816, by James Alexander, Guion Grier, and James Logan, Commissioners, under authority of the Act of Assembly of March 5, 1816. at a public sale held in the borough of Beaver, during the latter part of that year.1
No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
2
James Logan
1816
$ 45.00
3
James Logan
12.00
4
James Logan
40.50
5
James Lyon
21.50
6
James Lyon
..
18.00
7
James Lyon
15.50
=
108
60.00
James Wilson
I22
Joseph Hemphill
"
..
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1258 History of Beaver County
No.
Name of Purchaser
Date of Sale
Price
38
Robert Ritchey
1816
$ 40.00
39
Robert Ritchey
14.00
40
Robert Ritchiefey]
24.50
41
John Morton
19.00
42
John Morton
21.00
43
John Morton
..
25.00
44
Andrew Logan
31.00
45
Andrew Logan
..
36.00
46
Andrew Logan
..
51.00
Philip Slantz
38.00
49
Philip Slantz
44.00
50
William Green
18.00
5I
William Green
23.00
54
Samuel Power
22.00
55
James Alexander
210.00
83
David Sommers
102.00
84
John Morfoot
52.00
85 86
John McDonaugh
58.00
87
Joseph Hemphill
39.00
88
John McDonaugh
59.00
89
James Alexander
51.00
90
James Alexander
46.00
91
James Alexander
60.00
92
John Hodge
63.00
93
Henry Davis
65.00
94
Hugh McCollough
113.00
95
Daniel Reisinger
140.00
I22 123
Alexander Aiken
41.00
125
Joseph Austin
51.00
126
Joseph Austin
36.50
127
James Conlin
31.00
128
John McDonaugh
33.00
129
John McDonaugh
27.00
130
John McDonaugh
36.00
131
Thomas Henry
26.00
132
Thomas Henry
21.00
I33
Thomas Henry
32.00
I34
Thomas Dunham
30.00
135
Thomas Dunham
32.00
136
Michael Baker
41.00
137
Thomas Dunham
44.00
138
James McCreery
29.00
139
James McCreery
75.00
170
James McCreery
82.00
171
James McCreery
73.00
172
William Clarke
74.00
173
Mahlon T. Stokes
54.00
174
Mahlon T. Stokes
56.00
175
John Stokes
61.00
53
Samuel Power
29.00
Samuel Power
51.00
82
Philip Slantz
33.00
52
John Morton
55.00
James Lyon
57.00
Commissioners of Beaver County David Sommers
101.00
22.00
124
1259
History of Beaver County
This list is certified and signed by all three of the commissioners above named, under date of January 25, 1817.
It appears that an earlier sale was held at which most of the above mentioned lots were sold, a list of which is on file under date of Novem- ber 27, 1816, signed by only one of the commissioners, Guion Grier, which did not constitute a legal majority of the Board.
Why the whole Board did not sign the earlier list does not appear,
COMMISSIONER'S REPORT ON RESALE OF OUT LOTS IN 1826
The Subscribers Commissioners appointed by an Act of Assembly passed the 10th day of April, 1826, entitled "An Act directing the sale of certain lots in the Reserve Tract of land at the mouth of Big Beaver Creek, and for other purposes," gave due and public notice as required by said recited Act of Assembly, of the time and place of sale in the "Western Argus" published in the Town of Beaver, in the "Pittsburgh Gazette" and "Statesman " published in the City of Pittsburgh.
Sale was opened on the 16th of October agreeable to said notice, and sold one lot, and adjourned the sale until the 20th of October at 10 o'clock when sale was opened and a number of lots were sold.
Sale was adjourned until the 23d of October at 10 o'clock, when sale was opened and the whole sold. Sale was then adjourned until the 30th in order to resell any lots that were not paid for agreeably to the Act of Assembly, and the 27th of October appointed to receive the first install- ment. Commissioners met on the 27th and also on the 28th of October to receive payments and take bonds, 30th October sale was opened to sell lots that had not been paid for. Sale adjourned until the 6th of No- vember at 10 o'clock to give further opportunity to make payments. Sale opened and a number of lots sold that had not been paid for. Sale adjourned until the 13th November, when full payments were made agreeably to the terms of sale.
Total proceeds of sale $2,995.50 One-fourth of which being paid amounting to $748.87}, an abstracted account of which is hereto annexed.
JOSEPH HEMPHILL THOS HENRY
30th Novr., 1826
Mr. Moore absent at the City of Washington when the above report was made. Bonds were taken payable to the Commissioners for the use of the Commonwealth for the other three instalments
SALE OF OUT LOTS ADJOINING THE TOWN OF BEAVER
No. As. Ps.
Name
Price
Date of Payment
One Fourth
87
2
53
William V. Smith
$13.50
27 Oct. 1826 Paid
$3.374
123
6
74
John Mulvannan
26.00
..
6.50
122
8
26
: :
27.00
: :
6.75
121
7
40
16.00
4.00
1260
History of Beaver County
No. As. Ps.
Name
Price
Date of Payment
One Fourth
120
9 109
Jos. Hemphill
$ 17.00
13 Nov. 1826 Paid
4.25
119
9
75
[ Chas. Risinger & D. Ramsay
16.00
30 Oct.
4.00
116
9
7
James McCreary
23.00
27
..
..
5.75
107
IO
110
IO
..
49.00
12.25
114
9152
..
25.50
:
6.25
II7
9 108
John R. Shannon
28.00
7.00
118
8 113
James McCreary
17.50
27
:
7.50
106 IO
Robert Moore
24.50
13 Novr.
6.12}
103
6 140
John Light
20.00
27 Oct.
5.00
104
9
102
7 120
IO
Anderton Agent =
34.50
..
13 Novr.
32.50
92
IO
Joseph Rhoads
67.50
27 Oct.
16.873 .
99
IO
James McCreary
50.00
12.50
98
IO
John R. Shannon James McCreary John Clarke
25.00
27 Oct.
6.25
72
8
85 54
3 J. R. Shannon & S. Dunham
46.00
3º Oct.
11.50
80
6
|144 { J. R. Shannon &
47.50
11.87}
83
5
[ J. R. Shannon &
41.50
10.374
82
5
J. R. Shannon & ? S. Dunham
40.00
13 Nov.
..
IO.00
78
5
47
David Hall
37.00
0.25
77
5
70
Levi Brown
42.00
10.50
81
7
84
Dunham & Shannon
24.00
6.00
76
6 120
John Wolf
50.00
27
12.50
85
8
Dunham & Shannon 70
38.00
3º
9.50
86
116
30.00
7.50
74
10
Wmn. Maclain
105.00
73
7
8
20
..
..
56.00
14.00
96
6
36
Jas. McCreary
17.00
27
4.25
94
7
80
John R. Shannon
20.00
30
5.00
95
5 118
21.00
5.25
101
IO
Jas. McCreary
16.50
27
4.121
68
8
20 Saml. Power
65.00
16.25
65
8
Henry Strock 20
57.50
14.373
..
33.00
8.25
109
IO
74
3º Oct. =
4.37}
113
IO
30.00
:
7.00
105
10
23.00
5-75
31.00
7.75
89
10
90
IO
Joseph Rhoads
50.00
12.50
91
IO
James Clarke
50.00
12.50
93
IO
37.00
3º Oct.
9.25
97
IO
62.00
15-50
84
6
79
5
60
J. R. Shannon &
7 S. Dunham
41.00
6 Novr. 30 Oct.
26.25
73.00
18.25
81.00
20.25
70
6
60
25.00
6.25
III
IO
James Handby
25.00
4.25
108
10
33.00
8.25
40.00
10.00
6.37}
115
9
25.00
28.00
100
8.6zł
130.00
=
..
10.25
71
S. Dunham
S. Dunham
History of Beaver County
1261
No. As. Ps.
Name
Price
Date of Payment
One Fourth
60
7
90
William Cairns
$ 20.00
6 Nov. 1826 Paid
5.00
75
71
J. R. Shannon S
70.00
30 Oct.
17.50
69
8
85
Jos. Hemphill
36.50
13 Novr.
..
9.123
66
5
William Cairns
12.50
3º Oct.
..
12.874
67
6
60 Charles Risinger
63.50
37 .
..
15.873
59
5 159
Robert Moore
9.00
2.25
58
7
61
Adam Shoemaker
21.00
27 Oct.
5.25
63
9 140
Wm. Maclain
83.00
30
..
4.624
62
8 100
James Eakin
50.00
27
.
12.50
56
7106
16.50
4.12}
55
9
14
John Allison
15.50
13 Novr.
3.874
53
5
David Hall
42.00
10.50
51
7/112
Joseph Hemphill
30.00
13 Novr.
7.50
9
44
Richard Ayres
30.50
27 Oct.
7.624
49
8 121
53.00
13.25
48
9 101
74.00
18.50
47
8 129
Jos. Hemphill
27.00
13 Novr.
6.75
46
9 150
Sylvester Dunham
19.00
4.75
45
9 85
John Clarke
39.50
27 Oct.
9.87}
44
9 134
Joseph Rhoads
36.50
9.124
$2,995.50
$748.87}
One fourth proceeds of Sales
$748.87}
Amount paid to Town Council as per directions of Act of Assembly, see receipt
$500.00
Publishing notice of Sale Editors of Gazette ..
1.33}
Statesman
1.331
Argus
1.331
Richard Ayres, Crying Vendue
James McClelland, do.
7.00
2.00
Thomas Henry printing blank notes & Receipts Christopher Penny keeping on fires & ringing bell &c.
.75
Robert Moore, 9 days service as Commissioner,
9.00
Joseph Hemphill. "
9.00
Thomas Henry, 11 days
11.00
Stationary
.12}
$544.87}
This sum transmitted to the State Treasurer by Saml. Power, Esqr.
$204.00
LAST PAYMENT ON "OUT LOTS"
The following is a list of Lots in the Reserve Tract sold by Thomas Henry, Joseph Hemphill & Robert Moore, adjoining the Town of Beaver in pursuance of an Act of Assembly passed the roth day of April. 1829, for which the full amount of the purchase money has been paid.
64
9
90
( David Hall & )
Jos. French
21.00
13 Nov.
5.25
57
7
14
John Light, Jr.
18.50
45.00
27 Oct.
11.25
52
7
96
Saml. Powers
19.50
4.87}
61
5
3.122
54
5
8
§ Jas. Vera &
:
2.00
50
..
20.75
51.50
I262 History of Beaver County
1829 Fourth and last payments by the following persons, DC
Joseph Vera & John R. Shannon No. 75 17.50
John Mulvennon Nos. 121, 123, 123 17.25
Henry Strock No. 65
James McCreary Nos. 108, 107, 110, 111, 112, 114, 109, 115, 118, 113, 106, 96, 99, 101, 97, 98
125.624
John Light, Jr., No. 57 4.62₺
William Meclean Nos. 74, 73, 71, 70, 63
99-50
James Allison, Esqr No 53
11.25
James Hanby No. 116
6.25
John R. Shannon No. 117
7.00
Joseph Roads, now dead, paid by widow Nos. 90, 92, 44 William Carnes No. 60 61
38.50
Adam Shoemaker No. 58
5.25
David Hall No. 52
10.50
John R. Shannon & Sylvester Dunham, Nos. 84, 80, 83, 82, 79, 81, 85, 86
77.00
John Clarke, No. 45
9.874
Sylvester Dunham, No. 46
4-75
David Hall, No. 78 9.25
Richard Ayres Nos. 48, 40, 50
39-37}
Joseph Hemphill Nos. 120, 69, 66, 51, 47 32.50
We the subscribers Commissioners named in the above recited Act of Assembly do certify that full payment has been made for the above mentioned Lots, Witness our hands & Seals this a7th Feby. 1830. THOS. HENRY (Seal)
JOSEPH HEMPHILL (Seal)
Commissioners.
ROBERT MOORE (Seal)
FOURTH SALE OF TOWN LOTS, IN BEAVER
BEAVER TOWN 8th January 1835.
SAMUEL WORKMAN Esquire, Secretary of the Land Office Harrisburg, Pa.
DEAR SIR:
Inclosed you will receive a Return of " In Lots" in the Town of Beaver, and other Lands adjacent thereto, sold by the undersigned as Commis- sioners, authorised by an Act of Assembly passed the 15 day of April 1834, which we hope will be satisfactory.
Very Respectfully,
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