MSA SC 5965-1-1
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1827
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, January 2, 1827 copy by John Brewer of a document from May 23, 1733. Petition of Samuel Thomas of Prince George’s County to purchase a grant of land of 500 acres called St. Winexberg from the Colonial Authority. The land was originally granted to James Brown in 1695, who later died intestate and with no heirs. Thomas promised to resurvey the land and add any contiguous and vacant land.
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MSA SC 5965-1-2
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1765-1775
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, memorandum of the case of Samuel Thomas. He petitioned to resurvey the 500 acres of land called St. Winnexbourgh [Winexburg]. 500 acres were split up to various people, asking for 100 acres by right for First Discovery(?)
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MSA SC 5965-1-3
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1805,1806,1816
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, 2 loose pages.
The first page documents the 1805/1806 dispute over ownership of Negroes between J. Clark and Mr. Peerce. The verso of this page has several verses written by C.P. Fox written on a sea voyage in December 1816.
The second page also includes songs or poetry dated November 1816, front and back, written off the highlands of St. Domingo.
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MSA SC 5965-1-4
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1778-1779
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, copy of the sworn testimony of James Moore, George Beall, Robert Kessick(?), John Bradish, John Whight, Abraham Young regarding a dispute over the boundaries of a tract of land called Nock. Also present: Richard Queen, Bartin Lucas, William Young Jr., William Pearce, Aquilla Wheeler, Abraham Boyd, George (?) Ryley, and Mr. Williams.
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MSA SC 5965-1-5
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1832
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, November 9th 1832 record of the sale of a 40 year old male slave named Joseph, a 25 year old female slave named Maria, one cow, six hogs, one horse, one feather bed with bedsheets, one clock, eighteen chairs, two mahogany tables, two iron pots, one oven, and one frying pan from Nicholas Lyddane to William Pearce for seven hundred dollars ($700) in Montgomery County.
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MSA SC 5965-1-6
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Account memorandums concerning the Connelly lot and St. Winnexburgh [Winexburg].
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MSA SC 5965-1-7
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, one yellow envelope addressed to Doctor Jen King, Pension Office. The reverse side includes surveying notes.
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MSA SC 5965-1-8
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, typewritten copy of pages 186-187 of “Historic Montgomery County, Maryland, Old Homes and History,” by Roger Brooke Farquhar concerning Hermitage II. The house was originally built by William Peerce in 1816-1820 but was burned by the Kensington and Silver Spring Volunteer Fire Departments in 1953 when testing new equipment.
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MSA SC 5965-1-9
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1792
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, March 10, 1792 copy of land transaction from Evan Thomas to James Peerce for all parts of three tracts of land in Montgomery County called St. Winexburgh [Winexburg]. Part of Poplar Point and Snowdens [Snowden’s] Fourth Addition to His Manor. Witnessed by Upton Beall, Clerk of Montgomery County Court. Includes survey of the boundaries of the purchase.
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MSA SC 5965-1-10
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1689-1696
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, memorandum made by the late Allen Bowie of certificates and patents regarding Hermitage, 1689-1695, surveyed by Woodcock. Memorandum from Edgars field book of the surveying and granting of St. Winexburgh [Winexburg], Hermitage, and C. Forrest, 1689-1696.
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MSA SC 5965-1-11
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Notes taken by J. Elgar and L. Admison about the boundaries of Carrols Forrest/Conleys Lot and St. Winexburgh [Winexburg].
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MSA SC 5965-1-12
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1780
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, February 28, 1780 will of Fannie Valdenar bequeathing all possessions to Thomas Hunter, son of Thomas and Hannah Hunter
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MSA SC 5965-1-13
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1792
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, record of March 10, 1792 land transaction from Evan Thomas to James Peerce for all parts of three tracts of land in Montgomery County called St. Winexburgh [Winexburg]. Part of Poplar Point and Snowdens [Snowden’s] Fourth Addition to His Manor. Witnessed by Charles Magruder and George French (?).
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MSA SC 5965-1-14
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1791
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original
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document regarding the 1,000 pound debt owed by Rachel Peerce of Frederick County to James Peerce of Prince George’s County.
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MSA SC 5965-1-15
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1837
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00/26/08/11
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Description
Document, December 25, 1837 letter from William Chriswell to William Peerce about the surveying of his land and a change of boundaries in the plat he created. Cost of survey and plat $16.
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