Thomas Hutchins' land grant and map to 2000 acres in West Florida

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Thomas Hutchins' land grant and map to 2000 acres in West Florida
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Item Information

Title:
Thomas Hutchins' land grant and map to 2000 acres in West Florida
Title (alt.):
British patent to T. Hutchins, 1776, of 2000 a. of land in Florida
Creator:
Durnford, Elias Walker, active 1770-1794
Name on Item:
by Elias Durnford, Surveyor General
Date:
[1776]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Land grants--Louisiana--Baton Rouge Suburban Area--Early works to 1800
Baton Rouge Suburban Area (La.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Hutchins, Thomas
Places:
East Baton Rouge (county) > Baton Rouge
Extent:
1 map : ms., vellum ; on sheet 40 x 33 cm., folded to 18 x 13 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale [1:15,640]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/90684037
Notes:
Shows land grant 4 miles east of the Mississippi River "slightly removed from Baton Rouge."
Title from vendor's letter.
Panel title: British patent to T. Hutchins, 1776, of 2000 a. of lands in Florida.
Date of "June 26, 1841" and indecipherable signature also on panel.
Oriented with north toward the lower edge.
Pen-and-ink.
Imperfect: Holes along fold lines.
Includes text.
"2443."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
ct000671r