Nicholas Scull Field Notes, 1732
Permanent ID:
14762Call number:
Am. 1359Date:
1732Image Description:
Field notes of Nicholas Scull (1687-1761) with surveying information of streets and residences in Philadelphia and vicinity. Scull, also a cartographer, was the Surveyor General of Pennsylvania from 1748-1761 and prior to this also served as Sheriff of Philadelphia County. His father was a surveyor as were his three sons. In 1737, Scull played a key role in the surveying which led to the Walking Purchase (or Treaty) between the Penn family and the Lenape.This volume covers the year 1732.
Several pages (images 2, 3, and 4) were written upside-down in the original document. These pages have been inverted in this record so they can be read.