CARTER COUNTY, TN - DEEDS - State of North Carolina to Nathan Lewis, 22 Acres, 10 Nov 1795 ----¤¤¤---- Carter Co., TN DB A, p. 233: State of North Carolina No. 1222 Transcribed by: Robert W. Keyes Apr 12, 2005 Source: LDS FHL film #847621 State of North Carolina To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know ye that for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Shillings for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into our Treasury by Nathan Lewis have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Nathan Lewis a tract of lad containing Twenty two acres lying and being in our Coiunty of Washington upon a branch of Indian Creek the waters of Nolychucky. Beginning at two pines in a flat thence South sixty poles to a pine on the side of a hill thence west sixty one poles to a hollow chestnut near a br- anch, thence north sixty to a pine in a flat thence East sixty one poles to the Begining including the Blue Spring as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear together with all woods, waters, mines, minerals, hereditaments, and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining. To hold to the said Nathan Lewis his Heirs and assigns forever, yeilding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our General assembly from time to time may direct Provided allways that the said Nathan Lewis shall cause this grant to be registered in the Registers Office of our said County of Washington within twelve months from the date hereof otherwise the same shall be void and of no effect In Testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent and our great seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness Richard Dobbs Spaight Esquire our Governor Captain General and Commander in Chief at Raleigh the tenth day of Novr in the twentyeth year of our Independence and in the year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety five By Command Richd Dobbs Spaigth J Glasgow Secretary Registered October the 22nd 1799 ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bob Keyes ___________________________________________________________________