Appendix VIII
Court Records of Schuylkill County
Regarding Hopkin Thomas
As part of the effort to gather
information on Hopkin ThomasŐ activities in Tamaqua, Pa in the 1846 – 1853
time period, the Court Records of Schuylkill County, located in Pottsville, Pa.
were searched. This activity was conducted by Thomas E. Weaver, Jr, Esq. whose
experience and expertise in conducting such searches is much appreciated.
The records are recorded in
script. This appendix includes images of the record pages and transcriptions.
Efforts by Tom Weaver and Ruth McVey in resolving the cursive writing are
appreciated. Where the cursive
writing is unintelligible, the word unknown has
been inserted in the transcripts.
Record No. 1, dated 12/4/1844. This record relates to a deed from the Sheriff of
Schuylkill County conveying what appear to be two large (approx. 400 acres
each) contiguous tracts in Rush Township owned by The Morris Canal and Banking
Company to James M. Porter, Solon Chapin, Aaron H. Vancleve, Hopkin Thomas,
Jacob Thomas, and William R. McKean.
Record
No. 2, dated 1/3/1845. This record is
an agreement setting forth the ownership interests of the acquirers of the
tracts identified in Record No. 1
Record
No. 3, dated 9/3/1847. These are the
deed entries conveying five lots on Rail Road St. in Tamaqua to Hopkin Thomas.
Record
No. 4, dated 1/31/1848. This is a deed
from Hopkin Thomas conveying lots purchased by Hopkin Thomas in September
1847 to the firm of Thomas &
Ollis (Machinists and Iron Founders).
Record No. 5, dated 1/31/1848. This
is a deed from John Ollis conveying three lots on Rail Road St. in Tamaqua to
John Ollis and Hopkin Thomas, doing business as Thomas & Ollis.
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