RUFUS PACK Land Grant, 1853 Joseph Johnson Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to all to whom these presents shall come---Greetings: Know ye that in conformity with a survey made on the fourth day of May one thousand eight hundred and fifty two by virtue of Land Office Treasury Warrant No. 19731 there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto RUFUS PACK a certain tract or parcel of land containing three acres lying in Mercer County, being an island on New River, and bounded as follows, viz. Beginning at two sycamores on the lower end of the island opposite the mouth of Leatherwood and running up the river South 55 degrees West 8 poles to a bunch of ironwood, South 30 degrees West with the meandering there of 82 poles to a sycamore, South 50 degrees East 8 poles to three willows. Thence down the river North 34 degrees East 13 poles to a sycamore on the bank. Thence with the meandering thereof to the beginning with its appurtenances. To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances, to the said RUFUS PACK and his heirs forever. In witness whereof, the said Joseph Johnson 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 June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty three and of the Commonwealth the twenty seventh. Joseph Johnson (his signature) Grant Book No. 108 1852-1853 Page 428 Submitted by Carol Pack Urban **************************************************************** 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. ****************************************************************