Pittsylvania County, Virginia; Deed Book 4 (partial)

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Page 502

This Indenture made the 28th day of May in the year of our Lord 1778
Between William Short of the County of Pittsylvania of one part and John
Booth of the same County of the other part.

For 600 pounds current money of Virginia

Tract in Pittsylvania on both sides of Banister and Cherrystone
containing 850 Acres

Beginning at a red oak in the said Hardy Line thence south nine degrees
East two hundred and seventy two poles to a Red oak sapling thence  N 74
degrees East 73 Poles to a chestnut Oak thence south 59 degrees 80 poles
to a Red Oak thence South 3 degrees west 132 poles to a red oak on the
River thence up the river to a dogwood thence south 13 degrees east 82
poles to a white oak thence south 76 degrees east 194 poles to a red oak
on the river thence up the river to a red oak, thence north 42 degrees
east 320 poles to a white oak on the River, thence down the River to
mouth of great Cherry Stone Creek thence up the said Creek to a Black
gum at mouth of Little Cherrystone thence up the said Creek to Black Gum
thence north 81 degrees west 30 poles to a white oak thence north 62
degrees west 34 poles to a black gum thence north 58 degrees west 36
poles to Pointers thence west 13 poles to a white oak thence south 60
degrees west 20 poles to a red oak thence north 11 degrees west 20 poles
to Red Oak thence north 20 degrees west  22 poles to Red Oak thence
south 66 degrees west 164 poles to a red oak thence south 38 degrees
east 100 poles to a white oak thence south 68 degrees west 70 poles to
the first Station.

                                               William Short (SEAL)

Winfried, wife of William Short, examined.