Zaccheus Collins papers 1760-1847

Zaccheus Collins papers

Papers of Zaccheus Collins, Philadelphia merchant, include: correspondence on land speculation in Susquehanna County, and elsewhere, and miscellaneous accounts, 1793-1831; Pennsylvania land surveys, 1786-1809, in Armstrong, Bedford, Cambria, Luzerne, Northampton, and Somerset Counties; miscellaneous...

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Main Author: Collins, Zaccheus 1764-1831 (Creator)
Collection:Zaccheus Collins Papers
Collection Number:1768
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Subjects:
Land speculation > Pennsylvania > Federal period.
Surveys > Pennsylvania > 18th and 19th centuries
Susquehanna County (Pa.)
Physical Description: 1.0 Linear feet 1 linear feet, 3 boxes (450 items)
Summary: Papers of Zaccheus Collins, Philadelphia merchant, include: correspondence on land speculation in Susquehanna County, and elsewhere, and miscellaneous accounts, 1793-1831; Pennsylvania land surveys, 1786-1809, in Armstrong, Bedford, Cambria, Luzerne, Northampton, and Somerset Counties; miscellaneous land patents, 1795; papers of Collins's estate, 1832-1847, administered by his son-in-law Daniel Parker. There are miscellaneous certificates, 1760-1786, of Collins's father, Stephen Collins, also a Philadelphia merchant.

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