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Plat of "all the Lands Mont Pleasant Plantation otherwise called Cacaswamp", 1755 February 20

 Item — Box: 13, Folder: 4, Item: 1

Scope and Contents

2,302 acres, surveyed by James McPherson, Deputy Surveyor. Bounds land belonging to David and Robert Stevens, James Ladson, Nicholas Land, Thomas Elliott, and Filbin and parsonage land. Plat requested by John Drayton. [This plat includes what became Drayton's Cowpen and Bob Savannah].

Dates

  • Creation: 1755 February 20

Language of Material

From the Collection:

Materials predominantly in English; receipts in Portuguese; book and newspaper clippings in Spanish; medical thesis in Latin.

Access Restrictions

Access restricted to Correspondence, 1721-1885 subseries, George Edward's watercolors, 1694-1773 sub-subseries and Drayton family art, 1835-1844 sub-subseries. Please contact repository for details.

Extent

From the Collection: 17.0 linear feet (2 cartons, 9 document boxes, 3 slim document boxes, 11 flat boxes, 6 oversize flat boxes, 1 oversize flat file, 1 rolled chart)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

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