Eliphas Shelton Grant, 1784 Commonwealth of Va. Land Office, Grants & Patents, Book K (1783-1784), pp. 278-279 Grantee: Eliphas Shelton 72 acres, Henry Co., Va. 28 Feb. 1784 Benjamin Harrison Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that by virtue and in Consideration of a Land Office Treasury Warrant Number Eleven Thousand Six hundred and Seventeen and issued the twenty sixth day of March one Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty two there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Eliphas Shelton Assignee of William Woods a Certain Tract or parcel of Land Containing Seventy two Acres by Survey bearing date the twenty seventh day of April one Thousand seven hundred and Eighty two lying and being in the County of Henry on the Blue Ridge Including some of the branches of Johnsons and lovings Creek and bounded as followeth to wit BEGINNING at a poplar thence new line North forty seven degrees East one hundred and twenty poles Crossing a branch of Johnsons Creek to a Chesnut Tree North thirty seven degrees West Sixty four poles to a Chesnut Tree North forty two degrees East Sixty poles to a white oak North thirty degrees West Sixty poles to a Chesnut Tree North forty six degrees West forty eight poles to a Chesnut oak South Seventeen degrees West one hundred and Seventy six poles Crossing a branch of Lovings Creek to a Chestnut Tree South forty four degrees East forty seven poles to the BEGINNING with its appurtenances To have and to hold the the said Tract or parcel of Land with its appurtenances to the said Eliphas Shelton and his heirs forever In witness whereof the said Benjamin Harrison 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 Twenty eighth day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand seven hundred and Eighty four and of the Commonwealth the Eighth. Benjamin Harrison (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 #28 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. ****************************************************************