~ 1798 WINDOW TAX INFORMATION ~
The 1798 Window tax was a one time only Federal Tax. People were taxed on how many panes of glass they had in their house. The more panes of glass the more wealthier you were was the thought. The tax described the house's construction and size along with outbuildings. Today it is often used as a reference to restore old houses to their original appearance. Not all the information is printed below, just owners and house sizes. The Southern Rd. is now Chester Pike and the Springfield Rd. is Fairview Rd. Haverford Rd. in Milmont still retains it's name from 200 years ago.
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OWNER:
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RENTER:
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HOUSE SIZE:
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OTHER:
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LOCATION:
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Jerimiah Andrews
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John Miller
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Log 40 x 10x 12
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Log Kitchen 40 x 18
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Darby Creek by Caleb Davis
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Log 22 x 18
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Near Caleb Bennett
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William Boon
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Brick 30 x 24
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Brick Kitchen 21 x 24
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Darby Creek by Caleb Davis
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Caleb Bennett
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Richard Britton
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Stone 27 x 24
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Stone Springhouse
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Standish Ford by John Pearson
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William Beatty
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Log 22 x 16
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Springfield Rd. by William Worrell
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Curtis Beauford
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Benjamin Pyle
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Stone 32 x 23
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Stone Springhouse
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William Pennock & Peter Hill
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John Crosby Esq.
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Stone 36 x 30
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Frame Stable 19 x 16
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Southern Rd. by Joseph McIlvain
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John McCulin
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John McGolly
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Log 26 x 16
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John Hoof by Darby Creek Ferry
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Robert Colvan
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Log 28 x 20
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Springhouse
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Caleb Phipps
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Isaac Culin
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Log 40 x 20
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Springhouse
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Crum Creek near John McIlvain
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John Crosby Jr.
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Stone 40 x 18
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Stone Kitchen 15 x 14
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Crum Creek near John McIlvain
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Caleb Davis
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Aaron Morton
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Stone 42 x 40
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Stable 60 x 15, Shed 39 x 15
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Southern Rd. near William Paul
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Caleb Davis
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David Likens
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Log 27 x 15
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Log 15 x 12 & Stone Springhouse
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Darby Creek near Jerimiah Andrews
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Caleb Davis
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Charles Cidourville
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Stone 30 x 20
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Kitchen 20 x 30
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Crum Creek near Delaware River
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Caleb Davis
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Log 25 x 40
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Kitchen 16 x 20 & Springhouse
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Stoney Creek near William Pyewell
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George Davis
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Brick 18 x 14
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Log Kitchen
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Haverford Rd. near Thomas West
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Gideon Dunn
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Frame 38 x 18
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Stone Springhouse
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Near Standish Ford
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Henry Effinger
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Brick 28 x 18
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Delaware River near Charles Grantham
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John McDonald
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Log 24 x 18
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Near Caleb Bennett
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Edward Flounders
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Stone 22 x 18
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Kitchen 18 x 16
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Near John Knowles
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Charles Grantham
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Jonathan Worrell
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Stone 35 x 25
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Kitchen 18 x 15
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Delaware River by Henry Effinger
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John Hoof
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Log 50 x 18
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Milk House 14 x 10
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Owner of Darby Creek Ferry
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Peter Hill
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Stone 35 x 33
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Wash House 18 x 15
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Haverford Rd. near George Jordan
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Edward Rugel
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Stone 33 x 18
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Kitchen 18 x 14 & 12 x 12 Springhouse
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Haverford Rd. near George Jordan
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George Jordan
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Stone 26 x 18
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Log Kitchen 20 x 10
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Private Road near William Paul
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John Irwin
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Brick 31 x 18
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Kitchen 18 x 14 & Springhouse
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Southern Rd. near Jerimiah Andrews
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J. Lewis
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James Dicks
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Stone 20 x 16
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Private Rd. near William Lane
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John Knowles
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Stone 52 x 20
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Frame Kitchen 14 x 15 & Stone Springhouse
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Near Joseph Shallcross
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James Knowles
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Brick 34 x 34
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Brick Kitchen 21 x 15
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Muckinapatus Creek near Southern Rd.
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Andrew Longacre
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Log 22 x 21
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Log Kitchen 10 x 24
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Darby Creek by John Hoof
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Thomas Leiper
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Joseph Weaver
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Stone 22 x 19
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Barn 26 x 16& Shed 18 x 14
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Crum Creek near John Crosby Jr.
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Curtis Lownes
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Stone 33 x 23
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Frame Kitchen 14 x 12
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Haverford Rd. near Thomas West
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Aaron Morton
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James Maddock
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Stone 30 x 20
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Log Kitchen 30 x 16 & Springhouse 24 x 15
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Private rd. near Caleb Bennett
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Jonathan Smith
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Log 26 x 18
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Private Road near Aaron Morton
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John Miller
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Log 20 x 18
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Kitchen 18 x 14
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Southern Rd. near Joseph Pearson
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Isaac McIlvain
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Stone 27 x 17
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Southern Rd. near William Paul
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Jerimiah McIlvain
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Stone 35 x 31
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Southern Rd.
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Jerimiah McIlvain
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Log & Stone 30 x 30
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Stone Springhouse 12 x14
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Southern Rd. by Isaac Culin
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Lydia McIlvain
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Log & Stone 40 x 20
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Stone Kitchen 16 x 16
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Southern Rd. by Jerimiah McIlvain
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Cyrus Newlin
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William Painter
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Brick 42 x 37
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Springfield Rd. near George Davis
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William Pyewell
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Log 18 x 16
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Stoney Creek by Caleb Davis
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Joseph Pearson
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Brick 36 x 22
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Stone Kitchen 22 x 18 & Frame Stable 40 x 27
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Owns Plow Tavern on Southern Rd.
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Eli Price
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Philip Clime
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Stone 30 x 18
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Southern Rd. by Joseph Pearson
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Jacob Painter
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Stone 28 x 18
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Kitchen 18 x 14
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Southern Rd. by Caleb Davis
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William Paul
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Stone 44 x 18
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Southern Rd. by Isaac McIlvain
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William Price
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Log 21 x 20
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Private Road near Jacob Painter
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William Shoemaker
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Log 24 x 18
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Southern Rd. near John Hoof
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Ann Smith
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Stone 31 x 17
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Stone Kitchen 20 x 18 & Springhouse
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Southern Rd. near Aaron Morton
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Abraham Trimble
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Log 16 x 20
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Springhouse 16 x 20
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Crum Creek near Charles Grantham
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Joshua Thomson
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Brick 32 x 20
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Kitchen 20 x 18 & Stable 11 x 14
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Darby Rd. to Springfield. near Curtis Lowney
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John Worrell
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Stone 18 x 16
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Stone Kitchen 20 x 18
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Crum Creek near Leiper
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William Worrell
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Stone 30 x 19
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Stone Kitchen 20 x 18
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Springfield Rd. near Jacob Worrell
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William Worrell
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Stone 26 x 17
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Springfield Rd. near Jacob Worrell
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Jacob Worrell
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Log 22 x 17
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Springfield Rd. near William Worrell
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Thomas West
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Brick 40 x 18
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Haverford Rd. near Curtis Lowney
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