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Item Number: 0445

Description: Courses and distances of Survey Number 2, part of Patent 1016, on the waters of Flat and Hickory Nut Creeks and the Main Broad River, in McDowell and Henderson Counties, six pages.

Date of Item: n.d.

Category: Surveys

Location: Box 6

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	Courses and distances of survey No. 2 on the waters of Flat Creek. Hickory nut Creek and Main Broad River. Part of Par. No. 1016 in McDowell and Henderson Counties, bounded by Johnson Ashworth's [?] and others. Beginning at a fallen down locust between two large rocks, at or near the top of the Blue Rock, at a corner of Johnson Ashworth's large survey and runs with Ashworth's line S. 8º E / 8.25 to a Dog-wood. S. 8º E / 8.25
S. 65º W. 950	Then S. 65º W. 950 to a Locust his corner
S. 42º E. 5776	Then S. 42º E. 5776 to a Chest on South side of a branch.
S. 70º W. 3075	Then S. 70º W. 3075 to a heap of stones his corner of 50 acres.
South 400	Then with a line of 50 acre tract South 400 to a heap of stones in said line Thomas Ledbetter's corner.
East 2900	Then with his line East 2900 to a stone his corner.
South 1500	Then South 1500 to a R.O., B. Sherril's corner of Ala [?] cabin.
East 2500	Then with Sherril's line East 2500 a stake.
South 4000	Then South 4000 to a stake in Nik's [Nite's?] line.

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East 675	Then with Nite's [Nik's?] line East 675 to a C.O. his corner.
South 31.75	Then South 31.75 to stake his corner.
West 31.75	Then West 31.75 to a Water oak on west side of mountain cor.
North 31.75	Then North 31.75 to a B. Gum Sherril's corner.
North 2500	Then with Sherril's line North 2500 to a Locust Ledbetter's corner.
S. 77º W. 31.50	Then with Ledbetter's line S. 77º W. 31.50 to a Black Gum James Toms' Beginning corner.
S. 16º E. 2250	Then with Tom's line S. 16º E. 2250 to a Chest. Oak his corner and William Huntley's[?].
East 9.25	Then with Huntley's line East 9.25 to a S.O. his corner.
South 5000	Then South 5000 to a Hr. Larkino[?] Freeman's corner.
S. 62º E. 2800	Then with Freeman's line S. 62 E. 2800 to a stake his corner.
South 2750	Then South 2750 to a Chestnut in a hollow his corner.
N. 66º W. 2475	Then N. 66º W. 2475 to a Spruce Pine his corner.
S. 78º W. 900	Then S. 78º W. 900 to a W.O. on the bank of a creek.
N. 72º W. 1500	Then N. 72º W. 1500 to a Dogwood below [continued on image 3]

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	[continued from image 2] D.B. Freeman's house in his line.
S. 25º W. 650	Then with his line S. 25º W. 650 to his Maple corner at or near William G. Conner's corner on his line.
N. 65º E. 875	Then with Conner's line N. 65º E. 875 to a stake.
S. 25º E. 3176	Then S. 25º E. 3176 to stake near his old mill place at a corner of his small 5 acre survey.
South 1250	Then with a line of that survey South 1250 to a Spruce Pine on the Bank of the creek Conner's comes in Isaac M^cabee's line 700 below his stake corner of land once owned by Williams.
S. 40º E 1300	Then with a line of said M^cabee's or Williams S. 40º E 1300 to a stake corner of land sold D.B.
S. 40º E. 1225	Then with a line of said survey S. 40º E. 1225 to a W.O. A Hill's corner.
S. 60º E. 950	Then S. 60º E. 950 with Hill's line to his corner a R.O.
N. 10º E. 1000	Then N. 10º E. 1000 to a Pine his corner.
N. 60º E. 550	Then N. 60º E. 550 to a Hr. his corner.
N. 63º W. 1900	Then N. 63º W. 1900 o a small Pine his corner of 25 acre tract.
N. 23º E. 1800	Then N. 23º E. 1800 to a stone and pointers[?] in his old line.
N. 47º W. 350	Then N. 47º W. 350 to a B.G. his old corner.

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S. 80º E. 2700	Then S. 80º E. 2700 to a stone in said line William Williams corner.
N. 17º E. 4000	Then with William's line N. 17º E. 4000 to a stone by a R.G. and maple in a hollow.
N. 85º E. 2500	Then N. 85º E. 2500 crossing the river to a stake Williams corner.
S. 17º W. 4250	Then S. 17º W. 4250 crossing the river to a Spruce Pine Williams beginning[?] corner on the west bank of the river at the mouth of the Bear Branch.
S. 74º W. 750	Then with William's S. 74º W. 750 to a large Chestnut Allen Hill's corner.
S. 8º E. 4100	Then with Hill's S. 8º E. 4100 to a stake his cor.
S. 43º W. 3600	Then S. 43º W. 3600 to a Spruce Pine William's corner.
S. 68º W. 450	Then with William's line S. 68º W. 450 to a maple at the ford of Hickory but, John Casey's corner of his 500 acre survey.
N. 68º E. 5850	Then with his line N. 68º E. 5850 crossing the river to a Poplar his corner at the Woff[?] fren gap.
N. 8º W. 3750	Then to a line not of any tract of land N. 8º W. 3750 to a poplar John Hudgin's corner.
N. 16º E. 2500	Then with Hudgin's line N. 16º E. 2500 to a stake in said line Richard Hudgin's corner if land surveyed by Riggerslaff.
	Then with a line of said survey N. 76º W. 550 to a stake and pointers.

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S. 42º E. 6500	Then S. 42º E. 6500 to a stake at or near cor. of Pat.
S. 48º W. 500	Then S. 48º W. 500 to a stake corner.
S. 65º E. 5375	Then S. 65º E. 5375 to a B.G. cor. of the Pat.
S. 25º W. 2000	Then S. 25º W. 2000 to a B.O. in a gap on top of the diverting ridge between Grant's Creek and Turkey Otter and nearby west of the Oak mountain, about 175 Southwest of J.W. Morgan's corner. This oak is on a little nole (sic) and is broken.
N. 57º W. 175	Then N. 57º W. 175 to a B.O.J. Morgan's corner and a corner of Pat.
S. 35º W. 1825	Then with pat. line S. 35º W. 1825 to a stake in said line, Isaac Bradley's corner on said line.
N. 75º W. 5200	Then with his line N. 75º W. 5200 to a Chestnut Bradley's corner.
S. 45º W. 2200	Then S. 45º W. 2200 to a Pine his corner.
S. 15º E. 675	Then S. 15º E. 675 to a S.O. on a ridge.
S. 75º E. 1775	Then S. 75º E. 1775 to a P.O. in said line J. Morgan's corner of his new survey.
S. 65º W. 1350	Then with Morgan's[?] line S. 65º W. 1350 to a B.O. Morgan's corner.
N. 70º W. 2550	Then N. 70º W. 2550 to a Hickory
West 850	Then West 850 to a S.O.
N. 42º W. 400	Then N. 42º W. 400 to a W.O.
N. 10º W. 800	Then N. 10º W. 800 to a hickory.
N. 65º W. 2150	Then N. 65º W. 2150 to a B. Gum.
S. 80º W. 750	Then S. 80º W. 750 crossing Turkey Otter to a W.O.

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S. 19º W. 2650	Then S. 19º W. 2650 to a stake and pointers.
S. 66º E. 450	Then S. 66º E. 450 to a stake in his old line.
S. 29º W. 1100	Then S. 29º W. 1100 to a Chestnut.
S. 65º E. 3250	Then S. 65º E. 3250 to a stake his corner.
S. 50º E. 1700.	Then S. 50º E. 1700 to a B. Gum.
S. 65º E. 1500	Then S. 65º E. 1500 to a Span.[?] Oak.
N. 82º E. 2000	Then N. 82º E. 2000 to a C.O. corner of Pat. on the top of a ridge between Turkey Otter and Cedar Creek and west of a high knob.
S. 64º W. 3875	Then with a line of Pat. S. 64º W. 3875 to a stake in Noblet's line.
N. 20º W. 125	Then with Noblet's line N. 20º W. 125 to a maple and sourwood corner.
S. 60º W. 1375	Then S. 60º W. 1375 to a stake.
N. 20º W. 1825	Then N. 20º W. 1825 to a S.O.
S. 65º W. 1750	Then S. 65º W. 1750 to a S.wood.
N. 74º W. 500	Then N. 74º W. 500 to a stake corner.
S. 20º E. 2250	Then S. 20º E. 2250 to a poplar in Pat. line.
S. 64º W. 750	Then with the Pat. line S. 64º W. 750 to a stake in J.L. Whiteside's line.
N. 65º W. 800	Then with his line N. 65º W. 800 to stk. his cor.
N. 7º W. 3050	Then N. 7º W. 3050 to a Chestnut.
S. 5º E. 750	Then S. 5º E. 750 to a stake J. Ramsey's cor.
N. 85º W. 3000	Then with his line N. 85º W. 3000 to stk. his cor.
S. 5º E. 3375	Then S. 5º E. 3375 to a stake his corner.
S. 85º E. 3000	Then S. 85º E. 3000 to a stooping B[?] Maple[?] on... [The rest of the document is missing]