Land Grant: Amos Tharp, 1841: Pendleton County, VA (WV)

Source: Land Office Grants No. 91, 1840-1841, p. 521 (Reel 157)
Archives of the Library of Virginia

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Amos Tharp
200 Acres
Pendleton County
deld. Reciept
16 Dec 1841

    
 John Rutherford, Esq.Lieut,
Acting as 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 26th day of May, 1840 
by Virtue of Land Office Treasury Warrants No.14296 & 7351 there is granted 
by the said Commonwealth, unto Amos Tharp a certain Parcel or Tract of Land 
containing two hundred acres, situate in Pendleton County, on the east side 
of the Bullpasture Mountain, adjoining lands of John Sitlington, George Erwin
& his own, bounded as follows~
      Beginning at two hickories & white walnut on a hill side, near the old
road, Sitlingtons corner, thence N7E20 poles to a hickory & dogwood sappling
on a rocky point S55E54 poles to a pine on a hill side opposite Erwins spring
S80W14 poles to a maple by the said road, by Erwins corner, thence with 
Erwins line S3E74 poles to three white oaks, said Erwins corner S27W120 poles
to a large white oak, said Erwins corner N46W16 poles to two pines, his own 
former corner S50W104 poles to two pines his corner, N47E66 poles to two 
black oaks, corner of same, N21W26 poles to two white oaks, corner of same,
N40E108 poles to a chestnut & white oak, Erwins & Sitlingtons corner & with
a line of the said N60E108 poles to the beginning.
      TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Tract or Parcel of Land, with its 
appurtenances, to the said Amos Tharp and his heirs forever.
      In witness whereof the said, John Rutherford, Esq.,Lieut. 
 Acting 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 30th day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 
hundred and forty one, and of the Commonwealth, the 65th. 

J. Rutherford