Item	Title	Type	Subject	Creator	Publisher	Date
16740	Copy of the sketch showing division of the Reuben, Jr. and Daniel Freeman house in Pretty Marsh	Map, Land Survey				March 8, 1853	Copy of the sketch showing division of the Reuben, Jr. and Daniel Freeman house in Pretty Marsh Item: 16740    Object ID: 006.57.10 Catalog: Archives Type: Map, Land Survey Collection: Pretty Marsh Date: March 8, 1853 Description: Copy of the sketch showing division of the Reuben, Jr. and Daniel Freeman house in Pretty Marsh. In 1808, settlers Reuben and George Freeman together purchased 200 acres in Pretty Marsh for $145. When George died, the property became Reuben's. Reuben in turn left it to his two sons, Reuben, Jr. and Daniel. However, there were bad feelings between Reuben, Jr. and Daniel, and they "agreed to settle" the property, dividing everything -- the house, the barns, pasturage and farm implements -- into two parts. Each family lived in a half of the house, and the kitchen was shared between the two families. [show more]

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