Israel W. Morris, Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 1881-1882
Scope and Contents
1881 December 10 Form of Application for unimproved land. Nelson Brandon of The township of East Union in the County of Schuylkill applies for Three Hundred acres of land situated adjoining lands of Joseph Wolfe on the North, Honey Brook Coal Co. on the East, Delano Land Co. on the South and Wm. Torburt on the West (original and handwritten copy on tissue paper). 1882 May 26 from Will H. Carter (Lehigh Valley Coal Co. Mahanoy City) to I.W. Morris (Treasurer, L.V. Coal Co.) re: enclosed application of Nelson Brandon, file objection as there are no available vacant lands in this area. Carter refers to purchase of land by Stephen Girard, Robert Morris & John Nicholson that the Sheriff of Northumberland County sold them.
Dates
- Creation: 1881-1882
Creator
- From the Collection: Lehigh Valley Rail Road Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Delano Land Company Agent (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection housed remotely. Users need to contact 24 hours in advance.
Extent
From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (4 boxes, 2 linear feet ; 1 flat box 2 linear feet )
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Lehigh University Special Collections Repository
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