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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Washington and Greene Counties, Pennsylvania, Land Grants, A&M 4487, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Cox, Jan; loaned for scanning in 2020 and gifted in 2023.

Scope and Contents

Three land grants and transcripts regarding land in Greene Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania (now part of Greene County), with both the original documents and digital scans available to view. The first grant is dated 23 April 1793 and also includes an official transcript (1918). This grant concerns land located in Greene Township named "Bunkers Hill." The second grant is dated 9 June 1794 and concerns land located in Greene Township named "Bostonian" (it has no corresponding transcript). The third grant is dated 17 June 1794 and concerns a piece of land named "Spicers Defeat," but only the transcript is present. Names mentioned in these grants include Boston Canor, Michael Burns, Thomas Bowen, and Elizabeth Dougherty, Bowen's wife.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cox, Jan
• Greene County (Pa.)
• Greene County, Pa. - early townships.
• Land - deeds and grants.
• Washington County (Pa.)