From: Douglas W. Crawford [dwc7@psu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 1998 10:26 PM
To: rgraham@netrax.net
Subject: 1743 Land Warrant for John Farmer 
1743 Land Warrant for John Farmer on a plot of land in Lancaster Co..
That is now present day York Co. Approx. Newberry Twp.
Recorded in York Co. Historical Society, Land records as number 2066.
Submitted by Douglas W. Crawford dwc@worldaxes.com
Note.  many times an f = s  
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1743 Lancaster July 18th  100 (acres)  John Farmer Manchester Tp.
now Henry Funk executed 2 May 1744 Surveyed by Geo. Smith
Reg at BO. North 150 to an Elm N 80 E 206 to Church, S 30 E 111, to a
Spanesh oak, S 62 W 156 to Maple _ 16 to a Maple N 80 W 109 to Reg.
 
This belongs to Henry Funk who request a survey of the Old Lines.
 
The owner lives in Lancaster County in Manner Tp  To write to John Widle
of Lancaster to let he owner know when I will be on the ground.
 
By the Proprietaries.
Pennsylvania, ff.  Whereas John Farmer of the County of Lancaster
hath requefted that we would grant him to take up One hundred
Acres of Land Situated in Manchester Township
adjoining Willam Papismore's land at the head of Joseph Bennet's Em
in the said County of Lancaster for which he agrees to pay to our Ufe the Sum
of Fifteen Pounds Ten Shillings current Money of the Province, for said Hundred Acres, and
the yearly Quit-rent of one Half-penny Sterling for every Acres therof; THESE are therefore to au-
thorize and require thee to furvey of caufe to be furveyed unto the faid John Farmer
at the aforefaid, accoding to the Method of Townfhips appointed, the faid Quanity of 100
Acres, if not already furveyed or appropriated, and make Return thereof into the
Secretary's Office, in order for furthey Confirmation;  for which this fhall be thy fufficient Warrant;
which survey, in cafe the faid John Farmer fulfill the above Agreement within Six
Months from the Date hereof, fhall be valid, otherwife void.  GIVEN under my Hand, and the
leffer Seal of our Province, at Philadelphia, this 18th Day of July - Anno Dom. 1743
To willima Parfons, Surveyor General.                     Lign Geo: Thomas
To John Foryth deputy Surveyor
            Execute this Warrent and make Return of
Survey into the Surveyor General Office ar Loones Fafitbl
                for John Lukin E H
                *****his signature****