1766 JOHN PENN SURVEY ORDER FOR 50 AC IN CUMBERLAND CO. TO ROBT & JAMES McCUNE

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1766 JOHN PENN SURVEY ORDER FOR 50 AC IN CUMBERLAND CO. TO ROBT & JAMES McCUNE:
$250.00

This is an original 1766 John Penn,Cumberland County Commonwealth of Pennsylvania order for a survey of 50 acres to Robert & James McCune with Maj. General John Armstrong (Deputy Surveyor General at the time).

It\'s in Cumberland county and reads: \"Whereas Robert & James McCune of the county of Cumberland hath requested that we would allow him to take up Fifty acres of land including his improvement adjoin their other land they claim under a warrant of the 13th day of May 1763 in New Township formerly Hopewell in the aforesaid County... for which he agrees to pay our use fifteen pounds ten shillings, current money....\"This document was dated the 20th day of October 1766 and signed by John Penn. It is directed to John Lukens(Surveyor General of the Commonwealth) and also re-directed to John Armstrong.

John Armstrong (1717-1795) A civil engineer and a surveyor for the Penn family, the proprietary owners of the colony. In 1750 Armstrong laid out the first plan or plat for the town of Carlisle, He was one of the first settlers in Cumberland County. In 1756 he led the Kittanning expedition and in 1758 as a colonel led 2700 Pennsylvania provincial troops on the Forbes expedition. Armstrong became good friends with other militia commanders of that expedition including George Washington. Armstrong was appointed Brigadier General on 3-1-1776. He was sent south to Charleston at the battle of Sullivan\'s Island. Upon his return he was appointed Major General. Armstrong served at Brandywine and Germantown. Armstrong county is named for him. He died in Carlisle in 1795.

This original, in laid paper, is in great condition for its 248 years of being out of the sunlight and only re-folded a few times..

This is part of my 45 year collection while a registered land surveyor in many states including the state of Pennsylvania.

Feel free to ask any questions regarding this piece. Letting this one get away will have you thinking...real hard. Everything is here....laying out Carlisle.....Major General....GW\'s it feels like we\'re there too.

I\'d probably offer early letting the low buyers stand aside and just able to hawk the item and never hold it.