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Minutes of the Valley Forge Commission
Vol 1. 1893 -
Extracted from https://digitalarchives.powerlibrary.org/ August 2023
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| Page 10 of 530 | 6/17/1893 |
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| Page 11 | 6/24/1893 |
Estate of Nathan Jones selling land for minimum of $250 per acre. |
| Page 12 | 7/6/1893 |
Haupt to produce a survey of the 460 acres for a cost of $500 |
| Page 13 | 7/20/1893 |
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| Page 15 | 9/7/1893 |
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| Page 16 | 9/21/1893 |
$100 per acre acceptable |
| Page 17 to 20 | 10/5/1893 |
Edwin Moore small tract near summit of Mt. Joy, $80 per acre. Mahlon Ambler, long entrenchment $90 per acre, Samuel Jarrett, $100 per acre. Mrs C. Johnson, owner of a portion of a small section of entrenchment near the river sold for $300 per acre. The estate of Nathan Jones has signed agreement at $300 per acre next to the river and along railroad and extends along short entrenchment to the Port Kennedy road. J. M. Wetherill tract lying between Jarrett and Ambler is selling for $300 per acre. Martha J. Bean owning the station tract of less than half an acre is asking for $600. The Reading railroad refuses to sell their abandoned reservoir. Johnson and Pawling, owning the Johnson farm, and the 2 wood lots on either side of the English lot (who is asking for $300 per acre). Barney McMenamin, owning a tract east of Gulf Road, and the husband of Bridgett McMenamin, owning the small tract between the Carter and Jarrett tracts.
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| Page 21 & 22 | 11/18/1893 |
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| Page 23 | 1/4/1894 |
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| Page 24 |
3/1/1894 |
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| Page 25 | 3/14/1894 |
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| Page 26 | 4/5/1894 |
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| Page 26 | 6/4/1894 |
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| Page 27 and 28 |
6/12/1894 |
Agreement with Reading Railroad to provide extra ground for additional tracks in exchange for the Reservoir lot. |
| Page 28 | 10/18/1894 |
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| Page 28 | 11/1/1894 |
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| Page 37 |
12/6/1894 |
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| Page 37 & 38 |
12/13/1894 |
Supplement to Valley Forge act of 1893. Additional $20,000 to complete purchases. Additional $50,000 to extend Park (this may be eastern extension). Washingtons HQ no longer excluded. |
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| Page 41 & 42 |
6/17/1896 |
Expenses include: P & W Bauchmiller (or Bauchmuler) $600 real estate; Pawling & Johnson real estate $3,330 + $357 + $390; Bridget McMenamin real estate $1,750; Bernard McMenamin real estate $925 |
| Page 42 - 45 |
12/17/1896 |
The act of May, 20 1893 appropriated $25,000. The act of July 3, 1893 $10,000. |
| Page 46 |
2/6/1897 |
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| Page 47 - 54 |
11/27/1897 |
Acquired 217 of 250 acres approved for the Park. Approved the purchase of the Star Redoubt, 1.143 acres. |
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| Page 55 |
4/21/1900 |
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