William and James Scull were Philadelphia land surveyors and cartographers in the mid-eighteenth century. Land surveyors determine the three dimensional space position of points and the angles and distances between them. William Scull was the son of the notable cartographer Nicholas Scull. William Scull was also responsible for creating a map of Pennsylvania known as the "Revolutionary War Map" based on his land surveys.
These volumes document land surveys from 1766 to 1767 of Northampton, Berks, Lehigh, Philadelphia, and Monroe counties in eastern Pennsylvania. The entries contain the names of the landowners and a brief description of the property and location. Also included are copies of the order from the governors, March-May 1767, concerning the surveys. The volumes were kept by the Sculls in the course of their work.
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Gift to the Darlington Memorial Library in 1937.
William and James Scull Survey Ledgers, 1766-1767, DAR.1937.18, Darlington Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System
William and James Scull Survey Ledgers, 1766-1767, DAR.1937.18, Darlington Collection, Special Collections Department, University of Pittsburgh
This collection was processed by Matt Gorzalski in May 2008.
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Correspondence between John Lukens and William and James Scull can be found in:
This collection was located in the Darlington Memorial Library in the University's Cathedral of Learning until 2007 when it was moved to the ULS Archives Service Center for processing, storage, preservation and service. However, it remains in the custodianship of the ULS Special Collections Department.
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