This manuscript map was probably drawn for a 1732 deed. Nicholas Scull, the first deputy surveyor for Philadelphia (1719) and Bucks County (1733); handled land disputes in Delaware Water Gap; he was was part of the surveying that precipitated the Walking Purchase. He later served as the Philadelphia County sheriff (1744-1746) and the province’s Surveyor General (1748), author of published maps of Philadelphia region; member of the Junto; fluent in the Lenape language. [Identification of item]. Walking Purchase collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
Delaware Indians--History--18th century Delaware Indians--Land tenure--Pennsylvania--History Indian land transfers--Pennsylvania--History Indians of North America--Pennsylvania--History Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Pennsylvania--Politics and government--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763 Manuscript maps United States 18th century. (aat)
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