After working his 100-acre farm for 15 years, William Boone purchased a 140-acre parcel of land known as Fellowship from Valentine Nicodemus in 1791. The important wagon road connecting Fredericktown and Hagerstown ran through that parcel and was destined to become Boonsboro’s Main Street.
Photos of the original 1775 Deed from David Ross, Richard Henderson and Samuel Beall Jr. to Valentine Nicodemus for a 140-acre parcel of land called Fellowship which is part of present-day Boonsboro.
Photos with permission from http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-1775-BOONSBORO-MD-MARYLAND-Washington-County-EARLY-LAND-DEED-Document-/361881119314
