John Field Land Records
MS 172
AUTHOR : Field, John
Field, Jr., John
Meredith, William (1772-1844)
TITLE : John Field Land Records
DATES : 1796-1815
SIZE : Copybook and correpondence (61 pages); 21 x 34 cm.
ARRANGEMENT : Ledger; Chronological arrangement.
HISTORY : John Field was a wealthy merchant and extensive land owner from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the later part of the 18th century and early part of the 19th century. Field acquired large tracts of land in Northumberland, Huntington, Luzerne, Lycoming, Dauphin and Allegheny Counties during the the 1790's from noted land speculators Robert Morris and John Nicholson. The bubble burst in 1798 and the inflated land prices crashed. John Field, Jr., the son of John Field, hired Philadelphia attorney William Meredith to salvage his fathers dwindling estate following his father's death.
CONTENTS: Collection consists of correspondence and legal documents relating to properties of land purchased and owned by John Field of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from 1796 to 1815. Includes letters between John Field, Jr. to William Meridith, Robert E. Griffith and Robert Smith. Mentions land dealings with Robert Morris and John Nicholson.
SUBJECTS : Field, John
Field, Jr., John
Meredith, William (1772-1844)
Land speculation -- Pennsylvania.
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