SURVEY DOCUMENT, SIGNED. "Discriptions of the Bounds &c"
(n. p.): (n. d.). SIGNED by Rogers, with a flourish. Single sheet, 6-1/2" x 7-1/4", 10 lines of manuscript writing, in ink, on laid paper, ~ 85 words. Now housed in a clear, archival mylar sleeve. Age-toning, extremity chipping, fold-lines [with loss to center, see image]. A Good copy of a rare survivor. Item #51903
Rogers was born in Virginia, served in the Revolutionary War, after immigrating to Kentucky in 1783. He began business as a surveyor in the fall of 1783, working with his cousin, George Rogers Clark. "He made most of the surveys on the Little and Big Barren Rivers, as well as their tributary streams. He expanded and set the boundaries for most of the southern part of Kentucky. He is credited with naming 'The Barrens' from which Barren County takes its name. The town of Edmonton is named after him."
In this document, Rogers defines a given parcel of land... "from the hie way E 28 Rods to a heap of stones- from that heap E 36 Rods to another heap of stones ...." [1st 2 lines of text].
A rare mss document by this prominent Kentucky personage... a search of ABSA & Worthpoint databaese show no other such material as having been offered.
Price: $375.00