Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-09-30
Local History.
For the Lewisbu-g ChTor

oI iiie LtWiSpurS CAToElo.e.
Ma EDIToR:-Thcre has existed some
uncertainty in the minds of our citizens, as
to the tile Of the Old Burying Ground ou
the lower part of Market street, commonly
known as the Presbyterian Cemetery. 1t
mag not therefore, be unsatisfactory 10
your readers, to publish the following or!-
ginul decd Of conrvyancr, [by which the
difficulty is for ever set at rest, which cur
respected townsman Mr. William Wilson,
recently and most nexpecteily discovered
among some old papers, of his f'ther, who
it will be seen by the lndeu;ure, was one
Of the Trustees for the Presbyterian con-
gregation:
Chs 3aaent1rc, made this twenty
sixth day OF March iu the .year of our
Lord one thousand seven hundred and
eighty five, Between Ludwick Dcrr of Buf-
feioe Township, northumberland County,
and State of Penna., Yeoman, ,aui Catharine
his wife, of the one part, And Walter Clark,
VIM Gray i William " Ilson, of White Deer
Township, County x State .I!ore, d, Yeo-
men, IL trust for the Presbyterian CUngre-
CATION, III and near l. buiSburg, OH the est
branch of Sus9uehauna River, Of the other
part. Whereas the Huu. Proprlctors Of
Penna. by their patent bearing date, llth
of August l112, for the consideration
therein mentioned, Dad give, grant, release,
and confirm, unto a certain Richard Peters
of the City Phllalrl phia his Heirs 4 as
signs, certain Tract Of land, situlte at
the mouth Of spriug run, below theMou;h
OF Bufeloe creek on the west Grauch of
Susquchauna river, in the Township, Coun-
ty, q State first cited above, beginning at
hickory standing at the side Of Buffe!oe
creek, 2Ol pelchers from the mouth of said
Creek, Thence 10y lad of said I.udyick
Derr, South two hundred and eight perches
to Pine, South fifty Degrees, East, two
hundred and NInety-eisat pcrches to u
white oak, at the side OF the Nest branch.
Thence up the same, on the several courses
three hundred and twenty perches to the
Mouth of BuHeloe. Thence up the same
on the several courses, two hundred aud
fourperchcs, to the place of Beginning,con-
tanning three hundred and twenty aclcs &
allowance,6c. Aud the sad Rich l. Peter,
by lnI"nturc hearing date l5ia OF Novcm-
Der, l773, 70: the sum therein mentioned,
D44 gram, bargain, sell, release and con
trm unto the ABOVE named Lddwic6 Der,
his Heirs and Assigns the above mentioned
Tract of land, set forth and described as
above. Nou CHS lnosn!ure WITyEs-
SETH, La the said LuawIck aud Catha-
rlue l'err, for and in consideration of the
sum Of Seven shilliugs, and sixpence, in
Gold or Silver money to them in hand
paid by the afores'd Walter Clark VIII
liam Wilson,& & William Gray, at or before
the sealing & Delivering hereof The re-
eeipt whereof is hereby acknowledged.
Have granted, bargained, sold released, &
confirmed, and By these presents Do grant,
bargain, sell, release, conGrme, 4 convey,
unto the said Walter Clark, William Gray,
William Wilson, in trust as afores'd
'HSi' ne rs X SUCCESSORS, certain piece or
pare, ~ " Gr'uud, part of the aboveles-
Sfiocd Tract Of land, divided into three
iots, VIZ number forty-two, forty.four, &
iorty-six, bounded Northerly by Johns
Alley, Westardly by Front street, South.
wardiy by Market street, Eastwsrdly by
No. for'y-eight being sixty-six feet in
breadth, and one hundred L. sixty-fye in
depth each. TOGETHER with all, and
singular, the improvements, WAYS, waters,