Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-02-28
our voRrHRRN BoUNDARF.
Extracts from the Original survey
0f thc R'xuetge-fanlIss Circle

ittltDT OdsttE 4ucLS MO piAi1 RpW
or about being placed before the
legislatures OF Pennsylvania aud Della.
ware, authorizing the cooperation Of
both states in restoring and perfecting
the landmarks along the circular bound
sry between said states.
The following extract verbatim ct
literatim" from the records Of the origi- |
nal survey will doubtless be interesting |
TO many Of yonr readsrsi
''By virtue of warrant from William |
Penn, Proprietor and Governor OF the |
Province of PENNSYLVANIA and the |
counties annexed, bearing date ye 28sh,
6br, 1901, authorizing US to accompany
We magistrates OF We countys Of New |
CASTLE and Chester, or any three OF them
within Se Space of forty days after ye
Said date, to admeasure and Survey from
the town Of New Castle ye distance OF
twelve miles, on a right limo up ye river,
aud from ye said distance to divide be-
tween ye Said Counties by circular line,
extending according TO the Kings letter
Patent and Deeds Of fe0ffment from the
Duke of York; and ye Said Circular line
to be we'll marked two third Parts Of the
Hemioirole.
"These are to certify, that ON We 25th
OF 9br. 1701, we met at New Castle with
Cornelius Empson, Richard Halioweii and
John Richardson, Justices OF the county
OF New Castle; and Caleb Pu7sy, Philip
Roman and Robert Pyle. Justices of ye
county of Chester, who did unanimously
conclude that the Beginning should be OF
We end of ye Horee-dyke next ye said
Town of New Castle, and from thancs 10
measure due north, We said dietsnce OF IL
miles, and at ye extent thereof to run the
circular line, first eastward down TO the
river; and then to return to 20 said extent
OF ~ miles north and run ye said circle
westward, said two thirds part Of We said
Eemicircle.
"And accordingly We 26sh day of ye
said month we did begin in ys presence
Of ya said ju ices at ye said end Of va
Horse dyke an measured due north IL
miles to q white oak, marked with II
notches, standing on the west side Of
Brendywine creek, in ye lands OF Israel
Helm, ana from ssid white OAK, we run
eastward Oircularly, changing our course
from east southwArd enc degree 1T " eud
OF 6T perches, which 10 tbs chord Of ons
degree to IL mile radius end ut 3e end
of 40 chords We come to Delaware river
on We upper Side of Nathaniel
fIampugh's Old house ST Chichester aud
then va returned to ye said White oak in
,veetwara, changing our course from go
West sauthward. a. the end Of every
67+ perchqs ~ before, until We had ex-
tended N chords (which being added to
43 Chords, making two thirds psy- o. y
semicircls to IL uiles radius all which
said eireulss .;ns, being we'll marked with
LlTae nntches on each side OF ye trees, 10
marked hickory standing near the west
cru branch CT Christiana Creek.
Surveyed ye Atm br 175t BY
Isaac TAYLOR
THOMAS pIERsoN
''Sgned also after Eomo further certih
cation by
ConEFI1uR EMpsoN
CAIgb prsEY
joins RICHARDSON
PHuIr ROMAN
RuBERt PYfEh
This 81 perches ia not i1ite correct
and the statement of the method Of chorC
dsaecsions in running circular curves j!
quite obscure A one degree chord 10 sue.
circle Ito be exactl is 81 perches snC
nearly inches. The detection Of tn
hrst chord from the east Or west tsngen
Ia one degree; but all succeeding chord
increase their detection from an e1Rcil
cast or west direction, two degrees in
stead Of one every time, and ais
ri pEse
sSsau
vayIu, tne on1 uegreo oeuectlor
being confined to observations from III
tangent ct the end OF any special rsdiui
and to cases where the instrument is M
moved up to the FIRST end of succsedin
chord. | presume, however, that IL
gentlemen (surveyor5) knew better sn
did batter than they mentioned, and tt
Dropping Of sesnt inches in 81 peFch
wonld made little error in the line, e1oel
through accumulation on q number
chords.
Nov, Nj. Editor, by your leave, pr
poss to add few hints for those of yol
readers who take an interest in til
unattsr.
Tha original marks were nearly all I
treas that are now gone and going; 4
older inhabitants who might point o
lost points are fast growing "fsw and I
bstNesnh tine people along the Ii
tsSout 20 miles in iength) earnestly wi
them restored by permanent stones,
well as increased in number, SO they u
know exactly where this peculiar j
runs and what portion OF their landi
in each State.
Such is the object OF the "actsn
DOtu nLhlsEt NFehSlp& ShLlIlN7lOn
perform the duty at equal iolnt x9ent
The original running, az above describe
seems TO have been done in crude 81
hastg manner, end a new tracing OF
might vary the line, and Lead 10 conts
ton.
Your humble servant has rendered
advice to be governed in all cases by ;
old marks Shen restored as far as pr
tioabie1 by which each State has h
ppssassion fol nearly 30 years. II
idea is Incorporated into the bills p
sented for passage in both states md
oil probability, should they become
the jJict commission will be ins.rnc
10 WORK on this basis.
No contention need E.isc, and The
Pin. Hans Cahkn may leap on eli
monument, marked, established End
corded, flap his wings and CROW x.
IL 10 ware 70 his peaceful Quaker trlt
lyer ihe line, where "Penus syl
Shades" still flourish in tha breezts ;
hIpv alike ever the 'eitits hills, 7sles
al7ef streams d both .tRtes
JouS q JEcbsog,
PSF W X.
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