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 Land Survey by Doctor John Stranger

  • » Date: 1800 about
  • » Subject: Land Survey by Doctor John Stranger
  • » Written By: F. H.
  • » Addressed To: unknown
  • » Transcriber: Lois Gleaves
  • » File # 138

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Beginning at a cherry tree [sap] lings by a small branch.
S 84 W 710 along George Ewin[g] old patent lines to a white oak corner to James Barber, and with his lines ----
N 70 W 160 poles to the Creek, and up and crossing it to 2 poplars on the bank –
N 77-70 W 160 poles up the Creek to a cedar on a high bank of the Creek among rocks---
N 170 poles to the top of a high hill to a chestnut ----
N 68 W 160 poles to 2 white oaks corner to Hobb’s land & with lines thereof ---
S 48 W 200 poles to a che[ ] on a steep hill side –
S 8 W 100 poles to a Bla[ ] by the creek in Hobbs field
S 76 W 40 up & crossin[ ] a Beech corner to Gleaves’ land –
S [ ] W 60 with Gleaves [  ]
[  ]  to 2 [  ]
[ ] to [ ]
[  ]80 --- to a wh[    ]branch
S 41 E 104 to 3 pop[  ] (one course omitted here)
N 80 E 720 – to 2 wh[ ]
N 100 poles to the b[  ] Joseph Burr 2200 acres
The above is a true copy of the courses &? wrote by Doctor John Stranger

F H.

Transcriber Notes

People named in this survey; George Ewing, James Barber, Gleaves, Hobbs, Joseph Burr, John Stranger and F.H,

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