Monongalia County, WV   Gowen Eddy Land Office Treasury Warrant, 1825 

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James Pleasants, Esquire, Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

To All to Whom these Presents shall Come, Greeting:

Know Ye, That in conformity with a survey made on the 16th day of August, 
one thousand eight hundred and Twenty two by virtue of land Office Exchange 
Treasury Warrant No. 2296 issued January 30th 181(?) there is granted by the
said Commonwealth unto Gauen Eddy a certain Tract or Parcel of land, containing
forty eight acres situate in the County of Monongalia adjoining and between 
lands claimed by the heirs of Snider and the heirs of Lynch on waters of Indian 
Creek and bounded as followeth to wit: beginning at two white oaks corner to 
Sniders survey, thence with a line thereof N21 W177 poles to (pointers?) in said
lines and corner to a survey made for James Robison, thence with a line thereof S 
58 W39 poles to a black oak and line of Lynchh’s survey, thence with it S15 E 155
poles to a white oak and dogwood in said line corner to a survey made for James 
Barker, thence with his line 58 poles crossing a drain to a stake, thence N 48 
W 6 4/10 poles to the beginning.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land, with its appurtenances to
the said Gauen Eddy and his heirs forever.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, The said James Pleasants, 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 25th day of January
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 25
and of the commonwealth the 49th
James Pleasants.