Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-26
Our Northern Boundary.

COMMUNICATED
There are bills now, or about being
placed before the Legislatures of Pennsyl
vania aud Delaware, authorizing tn
cooperation of both States In restorint
and protecting the land marks along tn
circular boundary between said States.
The following extract, verbatim ct liter
atm, from the records OF the origina
survey will doubtless be interesting /.
many OF your readers:
by virtue OF warrant from William
Penn, proprietor aud Governor of tn,
Province OF Pennsylvania and the coun
ties annexed, bearing date Ye 2Sth, S br.
l10l, authorizing us to accompany Y,
Magistrates Of ye county's of New Gastl,
and Chester, or any thtee of them within
We space OF forty days after ye said dat,
to admeasure and survey from ye town oil
New Castle yc distance of twelve miles, OF
a right line up We river, and from We said
distance to divide between ye said coun.
ties by circular line, extending, accord
ing 10 the Kings letters patent and deed
OF feohnent from the Duke OF York; and
We said circular lire to be well marked
two-thirds parts of the semi-circle
These are to certify that, on ye 25th
OF 9br, lf0l, we met at New Castle with
Cornelius Empson, Richard Hallowell
and John Richardson, justices of the
County oi New Castle; and Caleb Pussy,
Philip ROmsn and Robert Pyle, Justices
oil We County OF Chester, who did unani-
mously conclude that the Beginning
should ba at ye eud OF We HOr.c-lyke
neEt ye said Town OF New Castle, and
from thence TO measure due north, We
said distance OF l2 miles, and at We eN-
tent thereof to run the circular line,
first eastward down to the river; and
then TO return to ye said extent Of 12
mlles north, and run ye said circle west
ward, said two-thirds part ofye said semi
circle
And accordingly ye Goth day of ye
said month we did begin In We presence
OF ye said justices at ye said end OF We
Horse-dyke and measured due north II
miles to white OAK, marked with IL
notches, standing GU the west side OF
Brandywine creek, IN sc lants OF Israel
Helm, and from ssld white oak, we run
eastward eircularly, changing our course
from east southwark one degree at We end
OF 81 perches, which is the chord Of one
degree TO II mile radius, and at We end
OF i3 chords we came TO Delaware river
on We upper side OF Nathaniel Lam
pugh's OH house at Chichester, and then
we returned to yc said white oak in
Israel Helms land, and from thence rau
westward, changing our course from We
| West Southwark, a. the end Of every o.
| percEes IS before, unit! We had extended
"a cho.ds (whiln being added to a.
chords, making two thirds part OF d semi
circle 10 y mile radius; all which said
circular linz, being wen marked with
three rOtCbes on each tide of sc trees, tc
a marked hickory standing near Tic
western branch o. Christiana Greek.
Surveyed ye 4lh br l7Ul By
Isaac TAYLOR,
Thomas PIERsoN.
"siguel also after some further cerlll
Cation 10y
CoHSELiUs EMPsoN,
CALM PUsEY,
JoHN RICHARDSON,
PHLH RoMNN,
ROBERT Pyle
TIhis CT perches Is not quite correct
aud the statement OF the method of Choir
defect,ons in rusping circular curves
quite obscure. A one cegree chord IN sue
a Gree Ito b. exact) is 81 perches an
neatly ! inches. The detection of III
fist chord from the east or west tauseu
is one degree, but all succeeding chord
increase their detection from an exaetl
east or west direction, two degrees IN
stead OF one every time, and also rc1uir
? detection when taken from bse
sight on any chord; the one degree d
hections being confined to observation
! from The tangent at the end OF an
/ special radius, and to cases where Ii
) instrument is not moved up to the tir-
2 end Of succeeding chord. presume
however, that the gentlemen (suryeyors
knew better and did better than the
=, mentioned, and the dropping OF scant
inches in u perches would made ilttl
eIr0i IN the line, except through accumI
iation on a number OF chords.
D New, Mr. Editor, by your leave, DR..
. pose to add few hints Tor those OF you
2 readers who take an interest III this ma
ter.
+ The original marks were nearly all o
/ trees that are now gone and going; III
older inhabitants Who might point OF
, lost points are last growing few aud f.
, 5etTeenj' the people along the liz
(about IS miles 10 lengthy earnestly wis
them restored by permanent stones,
we'll AS increased in number, 60 they ma
know exactly where this peculiar liz
, runs and what portion OF their lands i
. in each state.
Such is the object Of the "acts" |
/ both States, creating a commission
, perform the duty at equal joint expens
= The original running as above described
seems TO have been done in q crude an
d hasty manner, and new tracing of
might vary the line, aud lead to conteI
C toe.
Your humble servant has rendered h
Y advice to be governed 10 ali cases by ii
II old marks Cwhen restored as far as pra
a teable) by which each State has he
4 possession for nearly 200 years I'll
- Idea is incorporated into tie bills or
scented for passage in both States, and
all probability should they become Ia
the Joint commission will be instruct
5, to work GU this basis.
$ No contention need arise, and The o
re Blue Hens Chicken may leap on eth
n monument, marked, established and I
u corded, flap HE wings and crow II. %
J. de la Ware" to his peaceful Ouak
II friend over the line, where Penn's syly
& 5hades" still flourish IN the breczes III
i blow alike over the fertile hills, wales a
Z, silver streams Of both States.
A. JcuS q, JACKSON.
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