[Land Grant to James Murphey, 1 Mar 1781, Pittsylvania Co. VA]
[Land Office Grants D, 1780-1781, v. 1&2, pp. 564-565, Reel 45, LVA]
[other grants mention John Strange, James Prewit]
[transcribed by Mark A. Murphy, 19 Dec 2002]

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James Murphey
51 Acres
Exam'd.

Thomas Jefferson Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to
all whom these Presents shall come Greetings Know ye that in 
consideration of the ancient Composition of five shillings sterling
paid by James Murphey into the Treasury of the Commonwealth there is
Granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said James Murphey ASsignee
of Peter Copeland a certain Tract or Parcel of Land containing Fifty
one Acres by Survey bearing Date the ninth day of February on thousand
seven hundred and sixty nine Lying and being in the County of 
Pittsylvania on the draughts of Daniels Mill Creek and bounded as
followeth, to wit, Beginning at Pointers in his old line thence the
same west on hundred Poles to Pointers North a new Line Two hundred
and forty Poles to Pointers in Bucknels Line thence his line

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South forty nine degrees East Eighteen poles to a black Gum South
sixteen degrees east fifty Poles to a red Oak South tow and a half
Degrees west one hundred and seventeen poles to a poplar on a branch
and South seventy degrees East fifty two Poles to a white Oak and
thence South thirty one and a half degrees East fifty three Poles to
the beginning with its Appurtenances, to the said James Murphey and his
heirs forever.  In witneSs whereof, the said Thomas Jefferson Governor
of the Commonwealth of Virginia hath hereunto set his hand, and Caused
the Lessen Seal of the said Commonwealth to be Affixed at Richmond on 
the first day of March in the year of our Lord on Thousand seven
hundred and eighty one and of the Commonwealth the fifth.
Thomas Jefferson

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