Cornelius Shuler - 1851 Land Grant - Frederick County, Virginia *********************************************************** Submitted by: Clara Lawver Date: February 2008 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *********************************************************** Please note, transcription is wide because line breaks are same as original document. Images of the original document available at the archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/frederick/land/261orig.jpg Cornelius Shuler John B. Floyd Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To all whom these Presents shall come -- Greeting: KNOW YE, That in 6 A 13 1/2 po.s conformity with a survey made on the third day of November, one thousand eight / Hundred and forty nine, by virtue of Land Office Treasury Warrant, Frederick No. 10,855, there is granted by the said Commonwealth, unto Cornelius Shuler Exd. Delr. to Richd. E. Byrd Esq. July 14, 1851 a certain Tract or Parcel of Land, containing six acres and thirteen &a half square poles lying in the County of Frederick on Timber ridge, adjoining George WHITACRE, John RINEHART &c, & bounded as follows, Viz: Beginning at a fallen chesnut oak, corner to said WHITACRE & JACKSONS and running thence with the former N. 52, E. 115 poles to a young chesnut in John RINEHARTS line, Then with his line S. 24. W. 36 poles to a white oak, gum and dead red oak corner to what was formerly ADAM'S tract. Then with JACKSON'S line S. 63 1/2 W. 85 poles to the beginning with its appurtenances. To HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land, with its appurtenances, to the said Cornelius SHULER and his heirs forever. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said John B. FLOYD Esquire, Governor 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 first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty one and of the Commonwealth the Seventy fifth John B. Floyd