Gift of Mrs. Flavel S. Luther, 1915.6.2 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Map of the Land adjoining the Parsonage House belonging to the Second Ecclesiastical Society

SurveyorPossibly surveyed by Nathaniel Goodwin American, 1782 - 1855

Date1837

MediumDrawing; black ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 9 15/16 x 8 9/16in. (25.2 x 21.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 11 3/8 x 10in. (28.9 x 25.4cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Flavel S. Luther

DescriptionPlat of land on Main Street in Hartford, Connecticut, that belonged to the Second Ecclesiastical Society. At the bottom left corner of the land is John Williams' house, which encroaches on the Society's land by one and a half feet, as noted in an inscription. In the bottom right corner is another building, which is not labeled. In each of the corners of the property and the "mutual gangway," there is a square with the inscription "Mur stone" next to it.

Object number1915.6.2

MarkingsVerso, right side, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedRecto, top left corner, handwritten in pencil: "77536"

Left, handwritten in black ink: "MAP / of the / LAND / adjoining the Parsonage House, / belonging to the 2nd Ecclesiastical Society, Hartford, Conn. July 1837"

Left, handwritten in black ink: "The Northwest corner of the House / belonging to Mr. John Williams, stands one / + a half feet ["one + a half feet" is underlined] on the Society's land."

Left, handwritten in black ink: "A to B 68.4 feet. / B to C 219.4 ". / C to D 141.2 ". / D to E 260 ". / E to A 144.2 "."

Arithmetical calculations and inscriptions handwritten in pencil that appear to have been added after the map was created appear on all four sides of the plot of land

Verso, right side, handwritten in red ink: "25934"

Left side, handwritten in pencil: "1837"NotesCartographic Note: No scale

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