Copy of a survey return'd by Mr. Sam Lewis, surveyor of Botetourt Coun[t]y : Surveyed for George Washington 2950 acres of land (by virtue of a warrant for 5,000 acres granted by His Excellency the Governor to said Washington agreeable to His Majesty proclamatiom issued in the year 1763) lying in the county of Botetourt on the n.e. side of the Great Kanhaway about a mile and half above the mouth of Cole River, joining the upper end of the Poketillico survey ... Novemr. 6th, 1774

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Copy of a survey return'd by Mr. Sam Lewis, surveyor of Botetourt Coun[t]y
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Title:
Copy of a survey return'd by Mr. Sam Lewis, surveyor of Botetourt Coun[t]y : Surveyed for George Washington 2950 acres of land (by virtue of a warrant for 5,000 acres granted by His Excellency the Governor to said Washington agreeable to His Majesty proclamatiom issued in the year 1763) lying in the county of Botetourt on the n.e. side of the Great Kanhaway about a mile and half above the mouth of Cole River, joining the upper end of the Poketillico survey ... Novemr. 6th, 1774
Creator:
Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822
Contributor:
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Contributor:
Young, George, active 18th century
Name on Item:
Sign'd Saml. Lewis, S.B.
Date:
[1774?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Real property--West Virginia--Kanawha River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800
Land grants--West Virginia--Kanawha River Valley--Maps--Early works to 1800
Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Kanawha (river)
Extent:
1 manuscript map 31 x 31 cm. on sheet 51 x 32 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale not given
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/75693269
Notes:
Title from certificate mounted below map.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
Imperfect: Deteriorated along old fold lines.
Oriented with north to the right.
Has watermark.
Annotated by George Washington: This tract of 2982 (which in a copy taken by Mr. G. Young is called 2950) acres, was surveyed by Mr. Saml. Lewis, surveyor of Bottetourt. On verso: [Tw]o plats of land upon the Kanhawa [on]e adjoining to, the othe[r p]artly opposite to the Pokitellico survey of 21941 acres made in 1773. No. 6 & 7.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1449
Identifier:
ct000357