Thomas Hutchins' land grant and map to 2000 acres in West Florida

Durnford, Elias Walker, active 1770-1794

[1776]

by Elias Durnford, Surveyor General

Scale [1:15,640]

English

Library of Congress Geography and Map Division

Library of Congress Collection

• Land grants--Louisiana--Baton Rouge Suburban Area--Early works to 1800
• Baton Rouge Suburban Area (La.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800

• Baton Rouge
• East Baton Rouge (county)
• Louisiana
• North and Central America
• United States

1 map : ms., vellum ; on sheet 40 x 33 cm., folded to 18 x 13 cm.

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• This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).

• Shows land grant 4 miles east of the Mississippi River "slightly removed from Baton Rouge."
• Title from vendor's letter.
• Panel title: British patent to T. Hutchins, 1776, of 2000 a. of lands in Florida.
• Date of "June 26, 1841" and indecipherable signature also on panel.
• Oriented with north toward the lower edge.
• Pen-and-ink.
• Imperfect: Holes along fold lines.
• Includes text.
• "2443."