John Field Land Papers
Scope and Contents
25 items ; 35 cm. or smaller
Dates
- 1796-1815
Creator
- Field, John (Person)
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Biographical or Historical Information
John Field was a wealthy merchant and extensive land owner from Philadelphia, Pa. 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 1790s 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 father's dwindling estate following his father's death.
Note written by
Extent
25.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Letter book (1808-1814), legal documents, reports, memos, and correspondence relating to properties owned by John Field of Philadelphia between 1796 and 1815. The collection includes letters between John Field, Jr., William Meredith, Robert E. Griffith, and Robert Smith and discusses land dealings with Robert Morris and John Nicholson. Most of the materials deal with the aftermath of the 1798 collapse of land prices and with resulting attempts to dispose of much of Field's property.
Arrangement Note
Chronological
Technical Access Requirements
The processing fee for photocopying or scanning requests is $10.00/request. There is no charge for Millersville University students, faculty, or staff.
Existence and Location of Originals
multi-part note content
Creator
- Field, John (Person)
- Field, John, Jr. (Person)
- Meredith, William. (Person)
- Griffith, Robert E. (Person)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Description rules
- Other Unmapped
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Millersville University Special Collections Repository
9 North George Street
McNairy Library, PO Box 1002
Millersville University
Millersville 17551-302 US
717-871-7134
Special.Collections@millersville.edu