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Benjamin Harrison – Esq; Governour of the commonwealth of Virginia, to all whom these presents shall come, greeting: KNOW YE that in consideration of the ancient composition of ten pounds ten shillings sterling paid by Patrick Henry Esq & Co
into the treasury of this commonwealth, there is granted by the said commonwealth unto the said Patrick Henry Esq & Co
a certain tract or parcel of land containing two thousand one hundred acres by survey bearing sale the fourth day of October one thousand seven hundred and eighty one lying and being in the County of Princess Ann [sic] and bounded as followeth to wit, Beginning at a pine near the hill Commonly called Cape Henry and Running south forty eight degrees west four hundred and eighteen poles to a dead pine in the green hills in Richmond’s old patent line thence south two hundred and eighty poles thence south seventy five degrees east one hundred and sixty six poles to a red oak at a place called Jane Birch’s thence south five degrees east forty eight ___ [hole in paper] to a gum on waters point thence south easterly along ___ [hole in paper] bay to a large pine in Hills line thence along ___ [hole in paper] line south eastwardly to Henry Wood houses line thence south eighty six degrees east sixty poles to a pine on the sand to the south of a place known by the name of Froghall and from thence including the Sand Banks to the first station –
with its appurtenances; to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land, with its appurtenances, to the said Patrick Henry Esq. & Co.
and their heirs for ever. IN WITNESS whereof, the said Benjamin Harrison – Governour 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 thirtieth – day of April – in the year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty two and of the commonwealth the sixth
Benj Harrison
[Reverse]
Patrick Henry Esq & Co.
2100 acres
Princess Anne
Exam. & Recorded
& examd. –
[In Patrick Henry’s hand]
one half this Land is my property with Thos. Reynolds ___ one fourth in the whole ___ [hole cut in paper, former location of Henry’s signature]
Patrick Henry Esq. & Co are entitled to the within mentioned tract of land –
John Harvie [?] Re. E. OH.Language
English