Bertie  COUNTY  NC  Land Grant   Thomas Veale 

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State of North Carolina  Entry No 88
David Turner, Entry Officer of Claims for Lands in the
County of Bertie

To the Surveyor of the said County, Greeting.

THOMAS MIERS enters fifty (50) acres of land in Bertie
County between his own line and WILLIAM FREEMAN's line
and THOMAS VEAL's lin August 10, 1778. Signed by Thomas
Miers

I, Thomas Miers, for and in consideration of one hundred
and twenty five pounds North Carolina Currency to me in
hand paid by Thomas Veal have given up to him the above
entry and design David Turner the Entry Taker to
countermand his order to the Surveyor already issued and
give the Surveryor an order to survey the same above
written entry for the said THOMAS VEAL.

Witness my hand the 4th day of December Anno Dom 1779  
Thomas Miers

Witness: 
Andrew Burn
Wilson Liscomb

and also David Turner Entry Taker.
You are therefore here required as soon as maybe to lay
off and survey the same for the said Thomas Veal and make
return of your plans and certificates together with this
warrant in one form according to the directions of the
Law and this shall be your sufficient Warrant for so
doing.

Observing that the Warrant you have rec'd No 88 to survey
the same land for Thomas miers is by these presents
disannuled and made of no effect.

Given under my hand the 4th day of January Anno Dom 1780.
David Turner

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Thomas Veal  (diagram)
The above plan represents 50 acres of land lying in
Bertie County in Roquist Pocoson Survey, July the 13,
1786 for Thomas Veal by virtue of a warrant No 88 Bearing
date on the tenth day of August 1778.

Beginning at his own corner a Maple in Robert Freeman's
line

Then with my line North Twenty Four Degrees West Seventy
Six pole to a pine my corner

Then north sixty seven degrees West along my own line
Seventy Seven pole to a sweet gum my corner in William
Ruffin's line

Then South forty seven degrees west along the said
Ruffin's line seventy eight pole to four trees in his
line two maples, a red oak and poplar

Then South seventy five degrees east one hundred and
seventy pole to the first station

John Hobson King, Dept Surveyor

Dempsey Veal and James Ruffin Chain Carriers
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