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Prince Geo County
By virtue of a Warrant granted out of his Lordships Land office of the Province to Adam
Sherrill of Prince Geo County bearing date Jan the 11th Anno Dom. 1738 for the quantity of
one hundred acres of vacant land he having paid the usual fine for the same as appears &
Therefore certifies deputy surveyor of Prince Geo County under his edict Samuel Lyle
Esq. Governor of Maryland I have carefully laid out for & in the name of him the said
Adam Sherrill all that tract of land lying in Prince Geo County called Capt. Johns Bottom
Beginning at a bounded white oak standing by the side of Potomac River between the
mouth of Anteatum & Conegocheys Creek and in a place called Capt. John Bottom &
runing thence north thirty nine deg's West thirty six poles thence south sixty five degs West
fifty six poles then south forty two poles then south sixteen deg's west twenty two poles then south
nine deg's east thirty eight poles then south twenty nine deg's east thirty four poles then south
forty three deg's east forty four poles then south fifty seven deg's east eighty poles then south
fifty deg's east forty poles then north fifty three deg's east forty four poles then north fifty deg's
west forty poles then north fifty six deg's west eighty eight poles then by a straight line to the
beginning tree containing & now laid out for one hundred acres of land to be held of
Conegocheigo Mannor.
     Surveyed this 2 day of March Anno Dom 1738
B. Young Exam'd                     Pet. Dent. dept Surv.
                                   of P. Geo County

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Charles County Know ye that for and in consideration that Adam Sherrill of Prince George's County
in our said province of Maryland hath due unto him one hundred acres of land within aforesaid province ?__
and also by ?______________________________. I grant for ?__ the sum of three pounds sterling over and about the forty
shillings originally paid at the ?___. ?__ and appearing in our land office and upon such conditions
and terms ?___ Conditions of Plantation of our said province bearing date the fifth day of
April seventeen hundred and thirty ?four and ?__ upon record in our said province together with such ?__
as in them are made by our further ?___ bearing date the fourth day of December seventeen hundred thirty
?eight. Together ?__ with the Alterations made by our Institutions bearing date and ?__ the twentieth day of
September seventeen hundred and ?__ and registered in our Secretary's office of our said province together
with our Instructions bearing date and ?___ the fifteenth day of December seventeen hundred and thirty
eight and registered in our Land office. We fo therefore hereby grant ?consideration ?__ Adam Sherrill
?__ that ?__ parcel of land lying and being in the county aforesaaid, called Capt. John's Bottom beginning
?at the bounded white oak standing by the side of Potomack River between the mouth of the Anteatum and
Conegohego Creek and in a place called Capt. John's Bottom and running thence north thirty nine degrees
west thirth six paces then south sixty five degrees west fifty six paces then south forth two paces then
south sexteen degrees west twenty two paces then south nine degrees east thereby eithy paces then south
Twenty nine degrees east thirty five paces then south forty three degrees east forty paces ?__ then
south fifty seven degrees east eighty ?__ then south fifty degrees forty ?__ then north fifty three
degrees east forty four ?__ then north fifty degrees ?__ forty ?__ then north fifty six degrees west

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