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Patrick Henry Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, To all to whom
these presents shall come, Greeting: Know ye that by Virtue of a Certificate in
right of Settlement given by the Commissioners for adjusting the Titles to
unpatented Lands in the District of Washington and Montgomery and in
consideration of the ancient Composition of one pound fifteen Shillings Sterling
paid by John Finley into the Treasury of this Commonwealth there is granted by
the said Commonwealth unto the said John Finley a certain tract or parcel of Land
Containing three hundred and twelve acres by Survey bearing date the twenty
seventh Day of May one thousand seven hundred and eighty five Lying and being in
the County of Washington on the head waters of the East fork of Wallaces Branch
the waters of the North fork of Holstein River and Bounded as followeth (to wit)
Beginning at a white Oak and two poplars on the South side of Chesnut Ridge
running thence South forty five degrees East one hundred and Sixteen poles to a
white Oak by a Valley South one degree West Sixty eight poles to two white Oaks
by said Valley South thirty six degrees East one hundred and Seventy six poles to
a Black Oak & two Dogwoods North thirty seven degrees East five poles to a
Chesnut and Dogwood corner to Gilbert Watsons Land and with his Line South twenty
six degrees East Seventy three poles to a Chesnut South nineteen degrees West
Sixty poles to a Chesnut Stump South Sixty five degrees West fifty eight poles to
a black Oak Sapling near the top of a ridge in a Line of George Finleys Land and
with the same North Seventeen degrees West forty five poles to a black Oak and
two Poplars North Seventy four degrees West eighty poles to a forked Dogwood and
white Oak North thirty five degrees West Sixty four poles to a Sugar tree and
white Walnut North twenty two degrees West two hundred and twenty poles to two
Chesnuts from one road? on the first mentioned ridge North twenty nine degrees
East one hundred and twenty eight poles along said ridge to the Beginning With
its appurtenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land With its
appurtenances to the said John Finley and his Heirs forever. In Witness whereof
the said Patrick Henry Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, hath
hereunto set his Hand and Caused the Lesser Seal of the said Commonwealth to be
affixed at Richmond, on the Second Day of October in the years of our Lord, one
thousand seven hundred and eighty six and of the Commonwealth the Eleventh.
P. Henry
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