Geography: Northumberland

Associated Items

Letter from Thomas Cooper to Aaron Levy Regarding Debt, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1797 Letter from Thomas Cooper to Aaron Levy Regarding Debt, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, March 9, 1797

Two-page, stampless letter written by Thomas Cooper from Northumberland, Pennsylvania to Aaron Levy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 9, 1797. Cooper explains his inability to repay a debt to Levy. The letter suggests a pre-existing relationship between the two men.

Pennsylvania Land Warrant for Joseph Henry, Northumberland County, 1793 Pennsylvania Land Warrant for Joseph Henry, Northumberland County, 1793

Land warrant issued on February 25, 1793, by Thomas Mifflin, Governor of Pennsylvania, to Joseph Henry for 400 acres of land in Northumberland County (or Luzerne County, depending on existing land grants). The warrant, copied and attested on March 19, 1794 by Surveyor General Daniel Brodhead, details the land's boundaries and specifies payment terms. The document measures 8" x 13".

Deed: Sale of Land Grant from John Boyd to Aaron Levy, Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, 1792 December 24 Deed: Sale of Land Grant from John Boyd to Aaron Levy, Northumberland and Lancaster Counties, Pennsylvania, 1792 December 24

Legal document detailing the sale of a 400-acre land grant in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, from John Boyd to Aaron Levy of Lancaster County. The grant, awarded as payment to a Revolutionary War soldier, was sold for 5 shillings on December 24, 1792. A later annotation indicates a date of March 20, 1795.