All the time I was teaching in Delaware I did not know this. We went to New Castle many times.
a certain Lott of ground in the Town of New Castle containing in
bredth thirty foot and in lenth from sewer to street bounded to the Eastward by
Front Street, to the Westward by Land Street, to the Northward by the land of
the said John Bisk and to the southward by a house and gound lately belonging to
the said Josine Hamilton, deceased, which said lott was confirmed by patent
from Francis Lovelace, Esqr. Governour under his Royall highness James Duke of
York the Eighth of Aprile 1672 unto Isaac Tine with other lotts thereto
adjoyning To Have and to hold the sd lott of ground and premisses with
fencings and Improvements to the sd Benj. Sweet and his heirs and behoef of
him, his heirs and assigns forever under the Yearly rent according to the Lord
of the Soyle.And the said John Bisk, William Spark and Margaret his wife the
premesses & every part thereof to the said Benj.Sweet and his heirs against
them and their heirs and all other persons whatsoever shall and will warrant
and forever defend by these presents
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At this time, the commissioners changed the
names of many of the streets. ... [from THE HISTORY OF NEW
CASTLE, DELAWARE, Under William Penn and His ...This survey is the earliest
extant map of New Castle, though far less detailed than the Latrobe survey
commissioned just a few years later. At this time, the commissioners changed the
names of many of the streets. They were to be changed again in the late
1800's
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1798
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Former
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Modern
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Union
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Otter
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Fifth
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Vine
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Beaver
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Fourth
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Orange
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Minque
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East Third
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Market
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Land
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Second
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Front
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Water
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The Strand
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South
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Susquehanna
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South
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Pearl
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Susquehanna also
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West Third
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Delaware
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Wood
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Delaware
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Harmony
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Hart or Mary
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Chesnut
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Thwart
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Chesnut
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North
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They should have put col. 2
first
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