Lost Hotels of Fairmount Locks

Source: Fairmount Park Commission Land Titles for Flat Iron Park, City Archives (Box A967).

Date	Grantor	Grantee
6 & 7 Oct. 1708 Deeds of Lease and Release	William Penn the Elder and William Penn of London Gentleman son and heir apparent	Henry Gouldney, Joshua Gee, Silvanus Grove, John Woods, Thomas Callowhill, Tho. Oade, Jeffery Pendell, John Field and Tho. Cuppage
10 Nov 1711 Deed	William Penn, Henry Gouldney et. al.	Edward Shippen, Richard Hill, Isaac Norris, James Logan et. al.
10 July 1718 Patent	Richard Hill, Isaac Norris and James Logan	Jonathan Dickinson (part of the Manor of Springetsbury)
8 May 1722 Will	Jonathan Dickinson registered at Philadelphia whereby he gave and devised to his Son the plantation called the Vineyard (between the Wissahiccon Road and River Schuylkill and as far north as Andrew Robeson��s mill)	John Dickenson [his son]
25 March 1729 Will	John Dickenson devising the Vineyard farm to his sister Mary �� Remainder to her Husband Francis Jones �� Registered in the Island of Jamaica and intended to be registered at Philadelphia	Farm to Sister Mary, remainder to her husband Francis Jones
Will	Francis Jones	Sommerset Jones, his eldest brother then living
9 May 1751	Sommerset Jones	Robert Jones Registered in the Island of Jamaica and intended to be registered at Philadelphia
15 & 16 July 1768 Deeds of Lease and Release	Robert Jones	Tench Francis
17 July 1770	Tench Francis and his wife	Robert Morris Plan of Vineyards
11 Dec. 1797	Penrose Sheriff�Ķsold on a Mortgage to the Pennsylvania Insurance Company as the property of Robert Morris	Joseph Ball and Standish Ford
15 March 1800	Standish Ford	Joseph Ball for Lots No. 9 & 10 by Lambourner and numbered 30 & 31 by Reading Howell and for lots No. 5 to 19 inclusive, by Howell.�� Containing about 80 acres being Balls share
11 March 1822	Sarah Ball & Samuel Richards, Administrators of the Estate of Joseph Ball deceased	George Wentling
11 March 1822	George Wentling and Wife	Pasquali Luciani for lot marked in the following plan with the letter B
16 July 1823	Pascal Luciani and wife	Joseph Olivieri for lot marked B
21 Jan 1824 Deed of Trust	Joseph Olivieri	Pascal Luciani for lot marked B
8 June 1826	George Wentling and wife	Pasquali Luciani in trust for lot marked A
15 Aug 1828	George Wentling and wife	Pasquali Luciani for lot marked A
21 Oct 1829	Pasquali Luciani Trustee as aforesaid and Rosanna Luciani Wife of the said Pasquali Luciani	Lewis Davis in fee for both lots A & B Reserving thereout unto the said P. Luciani trustee as aforesaid A yearly rent charge of $500
10 April 1833	Lewis Davis & Wife	Pasquali Luciani [names possibly switched here?]�ĶGround Rent of $500 Whereafter the ground rent became merged in the fee therof�� recorded in Deed Book.
31 Jan. 1834	Pasquali Luciani	Thomas Reves Jr. In fee for a stone [building?] known as the Four Nations Hotel and lot of ground situate at the North West corner of Coates Street and Minor Street in the late(?) District of Spring Garden in the City of Philadelphia Containing in front on Coates Street 105 feet and depth parallel north Minor Street 120 feet more or less
4 April 1840 Will	Thomas Reeves Jr.	Hannah S. Reeves, Benjamin Reeves and Eli K. Price
23 Sept. 1856	Eli K. Price	Nathaniel Randolph and Hiram Miller
21 Aug 1858	Nathaniel Randolph	Eliza S. Randolph, Joseph B. Townsend and Richard Wood Note: Eliza S. Randolph afterwards married Joseph C. Turner
27 Feb 1869	Hiram Miller and wife, Joseph C. Turner and Eliza S. his wife, Joseph B. Townsend and Richard Wood	City of Philadelphia

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