Box 1

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"Brief of Title" for ninety-two acres and sixty perches in Moyamensing, Philadelphia County, tracing ownership from 1684-1790, re-recorded in 1825. Also includes hand drawn map.

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Richard M. Wistar appeal for relief from debts under the Insolvent Laws of the Commonwealth in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, 1832.

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Includes a copy of the will of John Lusk; notes for argument concerning the estate of George Pepper; Deed of sale for land in Philadelphia between Joseph B. Townsend to James Ridings; letters appointing J.B. Townsend power of attorney, leases for house or land rental, J.B. Townsend as landlord; copy of auditor's report and account book of Elizabeth Wistar estate; and agreement concerning ground rent between J.B. Townsend and William Chamberlain.

Scope and Contents Includes legal documents related to a questionable sale of real estate from the Estate of Samuel Porter; notes for other land sales; copy of an agreement for the transfer of a land lease between James Donaghue and William McGlaughlin; a Letter of Attorney from Daniel Maloney; notes and documents for a land claim case between Silliman and Patterson; receipts for payment of ground rent and city taxes on various properties in Philadelphia; a copy of Thomas Graham's will "found in his...

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Includes various deeds and leases; documents pertaining to the death and estate of John J. Jones and petitions related to the estate of his wife, Catharine (Rodes) Jones; and the will and estate accounts of Elizabeth Price, Joseph B. Townsend executor.

Scope and Contents Includes a certified copy of a petition against the estate of Sarah P. Howard filed in the Orphans' Court of Philadelphia; a copy of the Orphans' Court sale of the estate of "Valparaiso" owned by William Meredith, deceased; documents pertaining to the sale of the former real estate of Deborah Morris, deceased; a petition of Robert Porter concerning the Porter Estate; and a petition concerning the sale of land in the Wistar estate and a printed hand bill advertising the...

Scope and Contents Includes legal documents of J.B. Townsend and Henry C. Townsend; documents and receipts related to the estate of Elizabeth Price; notes on a drafted deed and receipt for such services; petitions and accounts related to the firm John Farnum and Company; "Exemplification of Deed, John Farnum et al to Thomas Williamson et al"; interrogatories from various cases; Lease of property to Clara Whipple; various documents related to the estate of Nathaniel Randolph, deceased; and an...

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Includes correspondence both to and from Joseph Brevitt Townsend, William Townsend and Henry C. Townsend discussing various legal cases, accounts, and real estate agreements they were involved in. Primary correspondents include: John Tarrey, Isaac R. Pierce, Richard J. Downey, William H. Price, John Farnum, Thomas Williamson, and James Biddle. The correspondence occurred in Philadelphia and surrounding towns, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Maryland, Chicago and New York.

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Includes documents from the legal practice of J.B. Townsend, Henry C. Townsend pertaining to the estates of Samuel Porter, John Jones, Nathaniel Randolph, Henry E. Drayton, and James Donaghue; receipts of Mrs. Drayton; and a record of supplies purchased for J.B. Townsend.

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Includes documents related to the Porter estate and the Rachel Zook estate and mortgage; a copy of the auditor's report for the estate of Robert V. Massey; the opinions of Eli K. Price and J.B. Townsend on various cases; and Sharpless vs. Sharpless, Bill in Equity for Partition.

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Includes an edited draft of the Sharpless vs. Sharpless equity case prepared for the printer; a dispersal of the Sharpless estate; a copy of the power of attorney for Sarah Ann Myers; settlement of a portion of the will if Elizabeth Price; list of Drayton estate sale carried out by M. Thomas & Sons, Auctioneers; and a copy of the auditor's report for the estate of David H. Wright, deceased.

Scope and Contents Includes copies of searches for any unsatisfied mortgages of the land of Price L. Patton; a copy of the will of Philetus Phillips, Sarah Clark, and the original will of Mary Tweddle; papers pertaining to the John Sharp Estate; auditor's reports for the Henry M. Crawford estate, Thomas Graham estate, and Robert V. Massey estate; assessment of damages incurred on the land of Isaac Hawk by the Wilmington and Reading Railroad Company; "Transfer of 1/3 Interest in Patent Right Caldwell C....

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Includes correspondence related to the Henry Drayton estate; discussion of stores to be built on the property of the late Mr. Burd at the southwest corner of 9th and Chestnut in Philadelphia; and discussion of Railroad stock. Primary correspondents include George Biddle, Anna K. Massey, Joseph Jones, Joseph Lea, J.B. Packer, M.A. Goodenough, Mr. Bakewell, Mary Drayton, and Richard J. Downing.

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Includes correspondence written by and to J.B. Townsend, and other parties pertaining to his legal practice. Major correspondents include William Rockefellar, Emma (Phillips) Barney, W.C. Tweddle, Johnathan Tweddle, Thomas Lea, S.S. Ashmead, Mary Sears, and E.D Haines and Company.

Scope and Contents Includes documents pertaining to the legal work of J.B. Townsend, James Townsend; a copy of a petition in the Orphan's Court concerning the will and estate of Henry Root and other documents related to this estate and land transaction with Fairmount Park; a copy of the will of Philip M. Price; a copy of the will of Sarah Benner; the will of Mary C. Brooks; the Final Account of Rebecca W. Morris of Burlington County, New Jersey, widow deceased; a case between the Fair Hill Land Company and...

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Includes a contestation of the sale of land from estate of Martin Curran; an Assessment of the property of William and Robert Greer; the estate of Thomas Graham; and copies or drafts of court cases or court decisions.

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Includes advertisement and documentation of the Executors sale of the Greer estate; documents related to the estate of Sarah Clark; an envelope of the Adams Express Company; the Assignment of Bond and Mortgage of Joshua Cowpland, Jr., to Joseph B. Townsend; the Final account of Joseph B. Townsend as Guardian of Rachel Zook, who has reached lawful age; bills for masonry work performed at various properties; and the estate of William Reed.

Scope and Contents Includes legal documents involving J.B. Townsend, James P. Townsend, and other documents related to their work; a draft of an appeal to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; a lease, John Wallace to Aaron Dunkle; a draft of an auditor's report in the William J. Reed Estate; cases heard in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Number 4; a copy of "Inventory and Appraisement of the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits which were Anne Kelly (coloured woman) dec'd"; and the account...

Scope and Contents Includes copies of arguments, petitions and appeals brought in the Orphan's Court, Court of Common Pleas, and the Pennsylvania Supreme Court; an argument from McLaughlin vs. Sanger heard by Mr. Townsend; a Court of Common Pleas case Wood, administrator of Herring vs. Francis J. Ott; an eviction notice from I. Inez Van Tassel to Elizabeth Davis; a letter of attorney Charles H. Abbott to his wife Rebecca Abbott; Estate of Mary P. Loxley; Charles McLaughlin vs. Charles Sanger; and the estate...

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Documents pertaining to the legal work of J.B. Townsend and James P. Townsend. Includes petitions and arguments brought to the court of common pleas in the cases of Middleton et al vs. Smith et al, Ferris vs. Wilson, M.S. Yearlsey, a dairy dealer, vs. Hugh Conway, a dairy dealer; answers to interrogatories of the Executors and Trustees of the Will of Algernon Roberts provided by J.B. Townsend; William Wallace Cook's Estate; and testimony related to Wood vs. Ott.

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence addressed to and written by J.B. Townsend, most of which is of an official nature. Major correspondents include: Royal Phelps of New York; Thomas Lea, Esq.; M.H. Jones, Esq.; Cyrus Elder, Esq. of the Cambria Iron Works, Johnstown, PA; Mary Drayton; J.H. Barton, J.B. Townsend's cousin, of Lock Haven, PA; James Paul, Esq. of Philadelphia; To Miss Walker from C.C. Cowpland; Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company; and a personal letter from J.J. Parker, perhaps a...

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Includes correspondence addressed to and received by J.B. Townsend, and other letters related to clients or associates. Major correspondents include: Thomas Lea; J.H. Barton; Maitland Phelps and Co. of New York; Western Union Cable Messages; and Fisher and Fisher, of London.

Scope and Contents Includes correspondence addressed to and received by J.B. Townsend and his son James P. Townsend, and other letters concerning Townsend clients or business associates. Major correspondents include H.O. Chapman of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Company; Mr. Dunston of London referring to the case Bird vs. Fiddian; Van Winkle, Candler and Jay, Counsellors at Law, Wallstreet, New York; Maitland Phelps; J.R. Romeyn to James P. Townsend concerning the death of famed angler Thaddeus...