Eliphaz Shelton Grant, 1781 Commonwealth of Va. Land Office, Grants & Patents, Book F (1781-1782), pp. 7-8 Grantee: Eliphaz Shelton 365 acres, Henry County, Va. Date: 10 April 1781 Thomas Jefferson Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know ye that in Consideration of the Ancient Composition of two pounds Sterling paid by Eliphaz Shelton into the Treasury of this Commonwealth there is Granted by the said Commonwealth unto the said Eliphaz Shelton a Certain tract or parcel of Land Containing Three Hundred and sixty five acres by Survey bearing date the 29h of April one thousand seven hundred and eighty Lying and being in the County of Henry on the waters of Mayo River and bounded as followeth to wit Beginning at a Hickory on the Main Mountain thence new Line North ten east Sixty two poles to a Chesnut tree North forty seven degrees East one hundred and ninety one poles Crossing two Branches to a Linn tree North fifty degrees West ninety poles to a Chesnut Oak South Eighty nine degrees West one hundred and one poles to a Chesnut Oak South forty three degrees West one hundred & ninety seven Poles to a Red Oak South nine degrees west Eighty eight poles to a white Oak South forty two degrees east forty poles to pointers South nineteen degreees and fifty eight poles to a Chesnut Oak South Seventy two and a half degrees East Eighty eight poles to a Chesnut tree North twenty seven degrees east one hundred poles 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 Eliphaz Shelton 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 Lesser seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Richmond on the tenth day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty one and of the Commonwealth the fifth. Th. Jefferson (Transcribed by Mary C. Smith from a copy of the grant document, Library of Virginia, Electronic Card Indexes, Land Records, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Surname Index, "Shelton, A-J," Card #26 of 74, Retrieve Doc.) Submitted by Mary C. Smith **************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Files may be printed or copied for personal use only. ****************************************************************