Writ: Sheriff of Cumberland County vs. James Bogle, 1780

Writ issued by the Sheriff of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania on April 22, 1780, against James Bogle, accused of trespass by Simon and Joseph of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The writ measures 13" x 4", is partially printed, and bears an embossed seal of Cumberland County. The verso is docketed July 3, 1780. Joseph Simon (1712-1804), a prominent member of the Lancaster, Pennsylvania Jewish community and associate of the Gratz family, and John Campbell, a Revolutionary War soldier, Kentucky legislator, and early recipient of Lord Dunmore's land grants, were influential partners in frontier Kentucky. They planned and founded the city of Louisville, with Simon providing financial backing and securing a lien on a portion of the city's land. A 1000-acre tract within Campbell's military survey was deeded to Simon within the present city limits of Louisville in 1786.

Associated People/Businesses

• Simon, Joseph

Geography

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Subjects

• Legal documents

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Box 16, Folder 1