April y^e 5^{th} 1748

Lot y^e 15^{th} Phillip Moore Beginning at Lot y^e 14^{th} on y^e

Fork & Running down y^e Meanders to y^e first Blazed Tree a Black

Oak on y^e Fork thence S^o 69 W^t 80 to y^e Edge of y^e Low G: 226

po to a Spanish Oak thence S^o 41 E^t 296 po. to a White Oak on a

Mountain side thence N^o 40 E^t 38 po to 3 Red Oaks on a Mountain

side near a Spring Branch this Lot very good

Lot y^e 16^{th} and 17^{th} Widow Wolfs and Henry Sheplars a Black

Smith by trade Begins at a Black Walnut on y^e Fork & Runs S^o 17 W

76 po to a Red Oak & Hickory 90 po Crossing y^e Road about 20 po:

above y^e house 226 po to 2 W: O thence N^o 41 W^t 96 po to 2 White

Oaks in y^e Mannor line to y^e River the line of y^e 16^{th} Lot

from y^e 2 W: O S 41 E^t

Lot 18^{th} Jeremiah Osborne's Begins at a Sycamore on y^e Fork &

extending N^o 80 E^t 215 po. to a Chesnut Oak thence South 280 po

to a W: O near a Hickory Corner to Lot y^e 14^{th} thence along

the line thereof to y^e Fork thence down y^e Several Meanders of

y^e Fork to y^e Beginning

Wednesday 6^{th} Last Night was so Intolerably smoky that we were

obliged all hands to leave y^e Tent to y^e Mercy of y^e Wind and

Fire this day was attended by our afore^d Company untill about

12 oClock when we finish'd we travell'd down y^e Branch to Henry

Vanmetris's on our Journey was catch'd in a very heavy Rain we

got under a Straw House untill y^e Worst of it was over & then

continued our Journey

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