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1767-1768 (Creation)
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- Philadelphia Township Grant (Parrsboro, N.S.)
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2 leaves of textual records
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This is a relatively unknown initiative by citizens of Philadelphia to establish a township in the vicinity of Parrsboro, Nova Scotia in the 1760s. Although not successful, this Philadelphia Township provides an interesting parallel to the more successful Philadelphia grant in Pictou County.
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Collection consists of the original grant listing the grantees of the proposed 20,000 acre Philadelphia Township which was to abut Partridge Island in the vicinity of present day Parrsboro, Nova Scotia. It also includes the articles of incorporation for the group in Philadelphia who intended to create the township.
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The grant has experienced some fading so is more difficult to read but is still legible. The full text is, however, recorded in Nova Scotia land grant book 7, page 238. The articles of incorporation are in good condition and completely legible.
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Purchased from E.G. Marshall in Philadephia, Pennsylvania in 2010.
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