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In obedience to the above order of York County Court dated the
twenty first day of December one thousand eight hundred and one
We have divided the tract of Land in Bruton Parish in York County
called "Carr's Hill" of which Benjamin Powell deceased di[illegible]
between Nathaniel Walker and Hannah Drew, in the following
manner beginning at a Willow Tree standing on the side of a
swamp which divides the said tract of Land from the Reverend M^r
MCroskey's [] N 11 W 34^c [3] to the barn road, thence N 20 W 22^c
30 links to a [spruce] pine [side] line, thence same course across a
swamp twelve chains thirty links to a [pine], thence same course
twelve chains to a [sad] oak, thence same course 60^c to the ditch
line which divides this tract of land from William R[illegible]pell's land
where stands a small Dogwood Tree. And we have allotted
the land on the [upper] part of the above line to Nathaniel Walker
and the lower part to Hannah Drew. Given under our hands
this thirtieth day of February one thousand eigth hundred and two

In the deed of Armistead Burwell J^r . & wife (which Am: Burwell
is a son of Anne Burwell one of the daughters of Benjamin Powell)
to Nath Walker for one moiety of Carr's Hill no boundaries are
mentioned — and in the deed from Hannah Drew by Jn Bea[cham] her
attorney to Nath^l Walker for the other moiety of said tract, no boundaries
are mentioned — the first deed is recorded 17 Sept 1804 — the last in [1814]
and in no deed recorded in my office eluding to the "Carr's Hill" tract
of land, since the [2 deeds] last mentioned, are any boundaries stated.

In relation to Carr's Hill & Gregory's -
from Doc Sheild & father —
D^r Sam S Griffin

Favor of [illegible]
[illegible]MCandlish

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