. The life and times of Thomas Smith, 1745-1809, a Pennsylvania member of the Continental congress . !/) ! U-t^ •iTflQM •4-^^. I L A PENNSYLVANIA SURVEYOR 41 instructions were practically the same as previously given,but he was required to give a new bond for five hundredpounds, which he did, with Dr. Smith and David Franks,another Surveyor, as his security. This was signed by him-self and them in the presence of Andrew Hamilton andJohn Little at Philadelphia. It is not clear whether thiswas an addition to his previous territory or not. No otherdeputy was appointed for a year and a half afterw
. The life and times of Thomas Smith, 1745-1809, a Pennsylvania member of the Continental congress . !/) ! U-t^ •iTflQM •4-^^. I L A PENNSYLVANIA SURVEYOR 41 instructions were practically the same as previously given,but he was required to give a new bond for five hundredpounds, which he did, with Dr. Smith and David Franks,another Surveyor, as his security. This was signed by him-self and them in the presence of Andrew Hamilton andJohn Little at Philadelphia. It is not clear whether thiswas an addition to his previous territory or not. No otherdeputy was appointed for a year and a half afterward,which would incline to the belief that it was an addition,which, if true, would make him probably the most importantDeputy Surveyor in the Province, with his home, Bedford,in the midst of his territory. He was now to have anothertwo years of uninterrupted work as a Deputy Surveyor be-fore any striking new development was to occur. He wasrapidly impressing his associates, not merely by his abilityand far-seeing wisdom as Surveyor, but as a character ofunusual independence and strength, and as a man of edu-cation and c
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