Affidavit of Benjamin Eastburn, 1738

Affidavit of Benjamin Eastburn, 1738 Benjamin Eastburn of the County of Philadelphia aged about 42 years, by the Honourable the Proprietories of the Province of Pensilva and Counties of Newcastle Kent and Sussex on Delaware in the year 1733 appointed Surveyor General of the said Province and Counties; being one of the People called Quakers on his [?] affirmation according to Laco doth declare, That in the year aforesd: in the Surveyor Generals office for the said Provinces and Counties at Philadelphia, he found among the [?] returns of Surveys and Records belonging to the said office [?] old return and the and the [?] of a large part of land in the hand [?] (as he understands) of Joshua Barkslead formerly Deputy Surveyor under William Clark Chief Surveyor of the Counties of Sussex and Kent aforsd [?] on the said return a Certift of the Survey of aforesaid, and of the only & record thereof in the office of William Clark in the hand [?] of Wm Clark as this affirm ant understands. (And that the said Joshua Barkslead and William Clark by diverse ancient Inhabitants that were that were Personally acquainted with them, are reported both to have died upwards of 30 years ago) here Copys of which return and Certificate are hereto added and a true Copy of the said Dct. is hereto annexed. And this affirmant further sayth that in the year aforesaid, he found in the Surveyor Generals office & at Philadelphia aforesaid a great number of warrants for the surveying & laying out of land to the Inhabitants of the said Counties under the hand and Provisional Seal of William Penn Esq [?] Proprietaryer and und. the hand of his Commr of Property; directed to William Clark Surveyor All which warrants are of very ancient date, many of them about 50 years ago and returns and Certificates of Surveys with draughts of lands laid out in pursuance of the warrants aforesaid, written and signed [?] J. Barkslead, and Certifyed by William Clark, and that they appear to be Exactly in the same hands writing with the return and Certificate first above mentioned, and further this affirm ant sayth not Benj. Eastburn Writer for Benjamin Eastburn Date written 1738 Paper x in x x in Pen Penmanship Style Collection Historical Society of Pennsylvania Chew family papers Collection 2050 Chew, Benjamin (1722-1810) PA/MD Boundary dispute Affidavits and Affirmations - Affidavit of Benjamin Eastburn, (1738) File name Benjamin Eastburn 16xx-00x-00x-00x