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Jesse Finley Survey, 320 acres on Lake Fork Creek of Sabine River, Mercer's

Colony, Fannin District, Hunt County, TX

(on Certificate #854 issued for 640 acres on 7 May 1850; plat made 20 June 1850; Hunt County Book B-3:378; Surveyors Record, vol. A:468)

Surveyed for Jesse Finley 320 acres of Land Situated on the Lake fork Creek of

Sabine River in Mercers Colony in the State of Texas Hunt County Fannin District

by Virtue of a Certificate No. 854 Issued by O.M. Crockett the Commissioner of

Charles Fenton Mercers Colony to the said Jesse Finley for 640 acres of Land at

the town of Greenville Hunt County Texas on the 7th day of May A.D. 1850 to wit:

Beginning on the South boundary line of a 160 acre Survey made in the name of

Edmond Finley 83 1/10 varas West of the S.E. corner thereof a post in prairie

from which a Blackjack 6 inches in diameter bears N62 30E. 4 2/10 varas Marked

J.F. a Blackjack 6 inches in diameter bears N 7 E 3 acres Marked X Thence South

605 varas to timber 924 varas Intersecting the North boundary line of a League

and Labor Survey made in the name of Harvy Jacobs a post from which a Post Oak 8

inches in diameter bears North 8 W 4 4/10 varas mkd X Thence West with Jacobs

line 258 varas to Lake fork 12 varas with course S.E. 825 vars to prairie 1955

1/10 vars Set a post in Mound Thence in the name of Robert W. Smith assignee of

Obediah S. Downing a post and Mound Thence East with Downings line 1955 7/10

varas crossing Lake fork to the Begining

Obediah S. Downing Sworn

John Baucher Claire Carriers

I Solemnly declare under the oath of my office that the Survey represented by the

foregoing plat and filed notes was made according to Law and on 20th day of June

A.D. 1850 and that the lines bounds and corners natural and artificial are truly

described - John Grainger Dept. Surveyor F.D. - I hereby certify that I have

examined the foregoing plat and filed notes and find them correct and the Survey

made according to Law - Given under my hand at Bonham - June 9th 1850

David Johnson Dist S.F.D.

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