Journal during the survey of the Pennsylvania-Maryland line, 1763-1768

Mss.Film.302

Date: 1763-1768 | Size: 1 microfilm_reel(s)
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Abstract

This journal was written during the survey of the Mason and Dixon line. Also on this reel are minutes from the Joint Commissioners of Lord Baltimore and the Penns (1760-1768), and field notes and journal of the surveys of Lord Baltimore and the Penns (1761-1763).

Background note

Charles Mason was an astronomer and surveyor; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768.

Collection Information

Provenance

Presented by Thomas D. Cope and accessioned, 1946. See in-house shelf list for additional accession information and location of materials.

Location of originals:

Originals in The National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Alternate formats available

This material is also available in photocopy form, see Correspondence and accounts of the Mason and Dixon survey (B M381.1).

Early American History Note

This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.

Indexing Terms


Genre(s)

  • Field notes.
  • Journals (notebooks).
  • Microfilm Collection

Geographic Name(s)

  • Maryland -- Boundaries.
  • Mason-Dixon Line.
  • Pennsylvania -- Boundaries.

Personal Name(s)

  • Dixon, Jeremiah
  • Mason, Charles, 1728-1786

Subject(s)

  • Surveys.