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Springfield Virginia Land Company Surveyor's Book, 1799-1800, Accession #11038, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

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These two volumes were purchased by the Library from Remember When Antiquities, Acton, Maine, on May 26, 1992.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of two manuscript account books, 1799 and 1800, detailing the expenditures and itinerary of a Connecticut surveyor while on two surveying trips to Virginia, present-day West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky. For the most part, references to towns, counties   and states reflect the geographic realities of 1799-1800. The unnamed Connecticut surveyor was employed by the Springfield Virginia Land Company to correctly survey and prove legal title to lands claimed in Southwest Virginia and Kentucky. He corresponded with George Bliss and Gideon Granger about his progess.

The account books record the Surveyor's expenses for lodging, food and spirits, barber's bills, ferry tolls, repair work for equipment, feed for horses, and other horse related expenditures, washing of clothes, payments to blacks for various services, fees related to his surveying activities and court fees, postage, entertainment, and paper. He also mentions taverns and other places where he stayed or ate a meal, his itinerary, the weather, and conditions of the countryside.

The titles of many of the large tracts of land purchased by speculators in this area were badly recorded and became a matter of frequent dispute as the lands became more valuable. By 1800, nearly every piece of land was subject to controversy in the courts about the same time. The Surveyor records his travels on the Wilderness Road during part of his surveying activity.

Account Books

1799 ACCOUNT BOOK

ITINERARY

Itinerary from Connecticut to Maryland : stayed at Granby's, Suffield, Connecticut (Mar 13); West Linsbury (Mar 14); Litchfield, Conn. (Mar 16); Danbury, Conn. (Mar 16-18); Hamburg, Warwick, [New York?] (Mar 22); "the Moravian town called Hope" (Mar 23); Oxford, Easton on the Delaware, 102 miles from Harrisburg (Mar 24); Bethlehem, Allentown, Pennsylvania (Mar 25); Reding (Mar 26); Middletown, fourteen miles from Reading (Mar 26); Lebanon, Penn. (Mar 27); Harrisburg (Mar 28); Carlisle (Mar 29); Shippensburg & Chambersburg, Penn. (Mar 30); Williamsport on Potomac, Maryland (Mar 31); and Martinsburg, [West] Virginia.

Itinerary in Virginia for April : Winchester (1-3); Strasburg (4); Newmarket (5); Staunton (6); Lexington (7); Fincastle (8); Montgomery County   Courthouse (9-12); stayed with Major John Taylor (13); Wythe County   (14); with Almerine Marshall, formerly of Connecticut, in Wythe County   (15-17); near Wytheville with Major Robert Adams, Surveyor for Wythe County   (18-22); stayed with Almerine Marshall, Wythe County   (22-28); and with Henry Harman, Clinch Settlement, Tazewell County   (Apr 29-May 1).

Itinerary in Virginia for May : Clinch Settlement (1); surveying of the Pollard land (May 1-10); return to Abb's Valley, Tazewell County   (10); return to Clinch Settlement (11-14); left Clinch Settlement for [William ?] Farley's on the East River, Tazewell County   (14); Bluestone Settlement, Tazewell County   (15); Montgomery County   (16); Wythe County   (17-22); with James Montgomery (23); with Colonel Cloyd (24); with Major Parris on the New River (25); [William ?] Farley and the Surveyor at [John ?] Toney's down the New River (26); with Major Parris, New River (27); Wolf Creek, Tazewell County   (28); at the Montgomery County   Courthouse waiting for the clerk (28-30); and New Dublin (31).

Itinerary in Virginia for June : Wythe County   Courthouse (May 31-Jun 4); Montgomery County   Courthouse (4-8); with James Montgomery, [Washington County   ?] (9); Wythe County   Courthouse (9-16); left for Abingdon (16-17); Abingdon, Washington County   (18-21); Wythe County   (22); with Almerine Marshall, Wythe County   (22-27); left for Randolph County   (27); with James Montgomery (28); with [James ?] Thompson, Wythe County   (29); and Lewisburg, [West] Virginia (30).

Itinerary in Virginia for July : at Major Renick's, fifteen miles from the Greenbrier County   Courthouse (1); Bath County   (2); Clover Lick, Bath County   (3); at Adam Lee's  , head of the Tygart Valley, arrived at Randolph County   Courthouse and put up at a tavern kept by William Marteney (4); left for Surveyor's Office at Buckhannon, kept by Edward Jackson (5); stayed at Edward Jackson's (6); stayed with John Jackson, Buckhannon (7); with William Marteney, Randolph County   (7-13); set out for Clarksburg, Harrison County   (13); stayed at Ball's, at the foot of the [Tygart ?] Valley, Randolph County   (14); with David Jones, Clarksburg, Harrison County   (15-16); at John Jackson's (17-23); return to Randolph County   Courthouse (23); and stayed at William Marteney's (23-31).

Itinerary in Virginia for August : with William Currence, Randolph County   (1); William Marteney's (1-4); Buckhannon, [Lewis County   ?] (4-7); with William Marteney, Randolph County   (7-20); Adam Lee's  , Tygart Valley (21); in woods overnight (22); Adam Lee's  , Tygart Valley (23-24); at Matthias Whitman's (25); at William Marteney's (25-27); set out for Morgantown by way of Buckhannon (27); with John Jackson, Buckhannon (28); at Davidson's, Clarksburg (29); Morgantown (30); and at Gandy's (31).

Itinerary in Virginia for September : with [John ?] Ryan (1); William Marteney, Randolph County   (1-4); with John Ryan (5); at McNeely's (5-7); at Davidson's, Clarksburg (8); with Major [William ?] Haymond, Harrison County   (9-10); at John Jackson's (11-17); rode to Tygart Valley (17); at William Marteney's (17-19); at William Currence's, Randolph County   (19); at John Haddan's (20); William Marteney's (20-26); set out for Clarksburg & Buckhannon (26-27); Webster's, Clarksburg (27); and Major Haymond's (28-30).

Itinerary in Virginia for October : with Major Jackson (1-8); at Captain Tanner's (9); returned to [Tygart ?] Valley (10); and the last entry at William Marteney's, Randolph County   (10-16).

ACTIVITIES & TOPICS IN 1799 ACCOUNT BOOK

barber's bills : March 16, 19, 23, & 26; April 1-3, 6, 22-28; June 8, 18, 24, & 30; July 15; and August 30.

blacks : paid a black boy for tending his horse and blacking his boots (May 17-22); paid black boy to care for his horse (May 24); paid Negro boy (August 25-27); Cloverlick owned by Warwick and worked by Negroes, paid one Negro to plot me to the top of the Alleghany Mountain (July 3).

entertainment : at [James ?] Thompson's on Election Day (April 22-28) and also on Jun 24.

fees for help in surveying and related expenses : paid Gordon Cloyd for copy of the entry certificate of the survey and plat of the Farley land (May 17); persons paid for help in surveying the Pollard land , including Henry Harman for surveying and exploring the Pollard land, William Wall for seven days service, William [Peery] for bringing a horse down Tug River, and Hezekiah & Matthias Harman for carring his pack (May 11-14); [Gordon ?] Cloyd's office to process depositions (May 22); paid three witnesses (May 27); paid state duty on the county   seal (May 28); paid the clerk of the court for the certificate to General [John B.?] Preston's survey (June 4-8); paid Robert Adams , Surveyor of Wythe County  , for his assistance and copies (June 24); paid Colonel Cloyd for copies of the Miller entries (June 28); paid Henry Jackson for assisting at Buckhannon (July 6); paid Major Haymond for his assistance (July 15); paid Edward Jackson for assistance (July 17-23, August 4-7); and paid James Shaw for piloting and assisting in hunting for the beginning corner of the 114,000 acres survey (July 31).

He also paid John Haddan and Peter Coonrad for helping in surveying (August 23); paid John Deakins, Peter Coonrod, and John Wilmouth (August 24); paid William Wilson for the laws of Virginia (August 25-27); paid Edward Jackson for copies of plat of Joseph Tidball , certificate of survey and entry, James Welch plat, Dwight survey and entry, Holmes, Gale & Harness plat, entry of Dwight Pollard, G.F. Stras plat and survey, Standish Ford plat and survey, Henry Banks plat and survey, and Grat. & Nathan 22 plats (August 27); paid William Haymond , Surveyor of Harrison County  , for copies of plats and surveys concerning Abner Cloud, Bentley Banks, John Mailand, Richard Claiborn , and Henry Banks (August 27); paid Thomas Haymond for making drafts of lands east of the [Tygart ?] Valley (October 9); more copies of surveys include Richard Smith, Ely & Booth , and Miller & Hunt (October 16); and paid Major Haymond for copies of Henry Banks ' survey opposite Beaver Creek, Charles Sims survey, and Standish Ford survey (October 16).

ferry crossings & other transportation : Kings Ferry at Smiths Glove (March 20); West Branch of the Delaware River (March 25); Schuylkill River (March 26); Sweet Arrow River (March 27); Susquehanna (March 28); Potomac River (March 31); James River (April 8); Brown's Ferry (May 28); New River (May 31); crossing by ferry (June 4); New River (June 28); tried to cross the Monongahela River but it was too high (July 15); the turnpike (March 16); and stage fare (March 16).

horse related bills : March 16, 18, 22, 28 & 30; April 9-12; May 17-22; June 24; July 15; August 17; and September 7, 11, 20.

illness : March 17-18; April 1-3; May 17, & 21-22; August 17; and September 11-17.

liquor : March 16 & 25; April 6 & 15; May 16 & 31; June 4 & 30; July 2, 15, 23, & 31; August 1, 24 & 30; and September 5 & 27.

miscellaneous : bandana (March 18); Day Post (April 4); powder to hunt turkeys (July 14); pocketbook stolen while in courthouse, losing a ten dollar bank bill from the Baltimore Bank, a copy of a letter, and a small memorandum book (June 18); fee for piloting the surveyor through the woods on a dark and stormy night (April 17); and medicine (March 26).

paper to make books, etc. : April 15; May 17-22 & 31; June 24; July 15; August 30; and September 27.

persons : met William Farley at Captain Shannon's (May 16); saw Gordon Cloyd and Henry Farley at the Montgomery County   Courthouse (June 4-8); met John Miller in Botetourt County   (April 8); met James Taylor who surveyed the Pollard land (April 9-12)

postage & letters : letters from Gideon Granger (August 29 and September 19); George Bliss (April 9-12; May 31; Jun 24; August 30; and September 19); the Surveyor's father (May 31 and September 19); Bethena Granger (September 19); and the Springfield Virginia Land Company (May 17-22); letters to George Bliss and Gideon Granger (April 15).

surveying activities : Farley land examined, the greatest part covered by the survey of Wilson Cary Nicholas of 500,000 acres in Wythe County  , took memorandum to compare at the Wythe County   office (April 14); examined the title of the Pollard land and tried to ascertain where the corner line crosses the Wilson Cary Nicholas survey (April 17-22); took memorandum from the surveyor's book to inquire of the deputies (July 7); went up to the river to hunt for the corner bounds and paid James Shaw for piloting and assisting in hunting for the beginning corner of the 114,000 acre survey (July 31); went up the [Tygart ?] Valley for the purpose of running lines to connect the Strat survey with those which intersect (August 20); John Haddan and the Surveyor start a line from Darby's Corner to Standish Ford's survey (August 21); started line from Darby's Corner to mouth of Stewart's Run, employed John Deakins as surveyor, and completed the line (August 24).

1800 ACCOUNT BOOK

ITINERARY

Itinerary from Connecticut to Maryland : set out for Virginia in the service of the Springfield Virginia Land Company (Jan 1); stayed at Pickett's in Windsor, Conn. (Jan 2); at Colonel Gridley's, Farmington, Conn. (Jan 3); Bradley's at Litchfield, Conn. (Jan 4); started for Danbury, Conn. (Jan 5); at Reed's in Bedford (Jan 6); New York City (Jan 7); at Sear's in Newark, New Jersey (Jan 8); at Quibbletown (Jan 9); at Morehead's, Penningtown (Jan 10); Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at Lewis Binder's Sign of the Black Horse (Jan 10-14); at Sign of the Ship overnight (Jan 15); at Slaymaker's in Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Jan 16); at Gosler's in York, Penn. (Jan 17); at Scot's in Gettysburg, Penn. (Jan 18); at Amrick's overnight (Jan 19); Williamsport ferry across the Potomac, Maryland, and overnight at Henry Clingger's (Jan 20).

Itinerary in Virginia for January : at Bush's in Winchester (21); at John Snap's (22); at John Up's near the Shenandoah [River ?] and at Key's, Harrisonburg (23); at Nichol's overnight (24); Colonel Matthew's Tavern (25) and at Warm Springs, Bath County   (25); at William Keysor's at Hot Springs (26); at John Brown's, Sweet Springs, Botetourt County   (27); at Major Henley's (28); at Robert Chamber's in Monroe County   (29); at John Toney's, Montgomery County   (30-31); and rode to home of Major Parris (31).

Itinerary in Virginia for February : at Parris's (1-2); at Captain Shannon's (3); at Colonel Gordon Cloyd's overnight and started for Montgomery County   Courthouse (4); invited to Smithfield, the ancient seat of the Preston family, by James Preston (5); at Major John Taylor's (6); at Colonel [Gordon] Cloyd's (7); arrived at [Captain] Adam's in Wythe County   (8 -10); rode to the [Montgomery County  ] Courthouse and put up at [Almerine] Marshall's (10-13); rode to Captain Adam's and stayed overnight (13); at [James ?] Thompson's (14); at Henry Harman's (15); at Davidson's overnight, Clarksburg 16); at Henry Harman's (17); at Poston's (18) arrived at Abingdon and put up at McCormick's (18-22); and set out for the state of Kentucky (22).

Itinerary in Tennessee and Kentucky for February and March : at McEldric's, Sullivan County  , Tennessee (Feb 23); Sherman's, Hawkins Courthouse, Tennessee (Feb 24); at Gordon's, where the Cumberland and Kentucky roads fork, Granger County   (95 miles west of Abingdon), Bean's Station (Feb 25); crossed the Clinch and Powell Rivers, and the Cumberland Mountains, stayed with Davis, at the western foot of the Cumberland Mountains (Feb 26); at Johnson's, called Logan's Station (Feb 27); at Metcalf's, on Rockcastle River, new road to Lexington (Feb 28); Park's, Madison County  , Kentucky (Mar 1); Colonel Miller's, Madison County   (Mar 2); at Postle[weight ?]'s, started for Frankfort (Mar 3-4); at Ratcliff's (Mar 5); at Wiesiger's, Frankfort, Kentucky (Mar 6); at Green's (Mar 7); at White's, Middletown, Kentucky, arrived at Surveyor's Office in Jefferson County  , stayed with James Ross (Mar 8-11); rode to Louisville, at the falls of the Ohio River (Mar 11); at John Harrison's, Louisville (Mar 12); at Parrish's in Shepperdsville, arrived at Hardin County   Courthouse (Mar 13-17); started for the Surveyor's Office in Nelson County  , Kentucky (Mar 17); at Newman's, Bairdstown (Mar 18-19); rode to Surveyor's Office in Nelson County  , Kentucky, started for Jefferson County   (Mar 19); at Joseph McGrew's (Mar 20); at [James] Ross' (Mar 20-23); at Parrish's, Shepperdsville (Mar 23); at Smith's, arrived at Hardin County   Courthouse (Mar 24); set out to survey Kentucky land, camped for the night in the barrens near a creek which went underground (Mar 25); surveying, spent the night at McCallister's (Mar 26); stayed with Logstones, who lives on the survey of 165 acres made for Andrew Hyne (Mar 27); started for the [?] Settlement and struck the road called the Cumberland Trace, arrived at the Hardin County   Courthouse (Mar 28); with the Surveyor of Hardin County   at the Courthouse making drafts (Mar 29-30); with James Crutchens, started for Bairdstown (Mar 31).

Itinerary in Tennessee and Kentucky for April : at Newman's, started for Jefferson County   (1); at Joseph McGrew's (2); with [James ?] Ross (3) at Green's, to Frankfort, crossing the Kentucky River (4); at Wieseger's, Frankfort, Kentucky, arrived at Lexington (5); at Postle[weight]'s, left Lexington, crossing the Kentucky River (6); Colonel Miller's, Madison County   Courthouse (7); overnight at Collin's, Rockcastle River (8); crossing the Cumberland River, at Davis' at the foot of the Cumberland Mountains (9); at Lane's, Powell's Valley, crossed the Clinch River (10); at Major Dyer's, Hawkins County   Courthouse (11) and at Wilfred's, rode 43 miles to Abingdon and put up at McCormick's (12-16).

Itinerary in Virginia for April and May : started for Wythe and Montgomery Counties   (Apr 16); at Major Bowen's (Apr 17); at Almerine Marshall's, Wythe Courthouse, started for Montgomery County   (Apr 18); at James Montgomery's, called on Gordon Cloyd (Apr 19); at John Ditty's, Montgomery Courthouse (Apr 20); at Gordon Cloyd's (Apr 21); return to Montgomery Courthouse at John Ditty's (Apr 22-24); set out for Abingdon (Apr 24) at Major Taylor's (Apr 25); at James Montgomery's, Washington County   (Apr 26); at Colonel Sawyer's (Apr 27); at Colonel Campbell's (Apr 28); at McCormick's, Abingdon (Apr 29-May 11); started for Lee   County   (May 11); at Colonel John Anderson's, at the Block House, Carter's Valley, crossing the North Fork of the Holston River and Clinch River (May 12); at Yearney's, Powells Valley, rode to Lee   Courthouse (May 13); at Dickinson's (May 14-16); at Yearney's (May 17); at Colonel Anderson's, arrived at Abingdon (May 18); at McCormick's, Abingdon (May 18-31); and set out for Wythe County   (May 31).

Itinerary in Virginia for June, July, & August : at Major Bowen's (Jun 1); at [George ?] Owrey's, Wythe Courthouse (Jun 2-7); at Captain Adams (Jun 7-9); at Almerine Marshall's, Wythe County   (Jun 9); at Owrey's, Wythe County   (Jun 10-17); started for Franklin County   (Jun 17); absent from Wythe County   (Jun 17-Jul 4); at Owrey's (Jul 5-8); started for Abingdon, and stayed at Staley's, upon arrival (Jul 8-9); at McCormick's, Abingdon (Jul 9-18); at Owrey's, Wythe County   Courthouse (Jul 19-23); absent from Wythe County  , in the woods (Jul 23-28); at Owrey's, Wythe County   (Jul 28-30); at Captain Adams (Jul 31); at Owrey's, Wythe County   (Aug 1); Captain Adams (Aug 2-3); Owrey's, Wythe County   (Aug 3-5); set out for Connecticut, on the road (Aug 5-25); in New York (Aug 26); East Chester (Aug 27); to Stratford (Aug 28); at Lovejoy's (Aug 29); Wellingford (Aug 30); Samuel Adam's (Aug 31); and one day spent at Springfield with the Company (Sep 4).

ACTIVITIES & TOPICS IN 1800 ACCOUNT BOOK

barber's bills : January 8, 10-14, 19, & 27; February 10 & 18; March 4, 11, & 18; April 1, 6, 13, & 30; May 20 & 31; June 2, 7, & 15; July 5, 11, 20, 23, & 29; and August 2.

blacks & servants : paid servant for assistance while unwell (January 28); servant at Smithfield (February 5); servant at Major John Taylor's (February 6); servant at Colonel Cloyd's (February 7 & 18); paid two Negroes for carrying chain (March 16); boy sent with great coat (March 31); April 27 & 28; June 7 & 17; and August 3.

ferry crossings & other transportation : turnpike (January 4); toll at Harlem Bridge (January 7 & August 26); Delaware River (January 10); turnpike road from Philadelphia to Lancaster, 15 gates and two bridges (January 15); Wright's ferry on the Susquehannah (January 16); at Williamsport, ferrying over the Potomac (January 19); crossing the New River on Toney's Ferry (January 29); crossing Pepper's Ferry (February 4); crossing Clinch River (February 25; April 10; May 12 & 17); crossing Powell's River (February 25); crossing the Cumberland River (February 26 & April 9); crossing the Kentucky River (March 2 & April 4 & 5); crossing Salt River (March 13); crossing Rolling Fork River (March 24); Cumberland turnpike (April 9); crossing the New River (April 19-21, & 24); crossing the North Fork of the Holston River (May 12 & 17); and the North River (August 25).

horse related bills : January 2, 20, & 22; February 4, 18, & 26; March 8, 11, & 25; April 2; farrier bled his sick horse and prescribed a remedy of honey, powder, and whiskey (April 5); the horse improved ! (April 6); April 17; mended saddle & stuffing (May 9-10); May 31; June 7 & 17; and tarring the carriage (August 25).

illness : April 14-16; May 1-5, & 20-31; and July 13.

liquor : January 4, 16-17, & 29; February 10, 15, 17-18, 23 & 26-27; March 2, 4, 19-20, 28, & 31; April 1, 3, 7, 11, 24 & 28; May 12, 16, 18-19, & 31; June 2, 7, 17; & August 2.

miscellaneous : John Bell of Winchester changed a hundred pound note for the surveyor (January 21); purchased coarse cloth for wallet (January 23); loaned money to fellow traveler, Joel Mabrey, who lived in Montgomery County  , Kentucky (March 2); paid goldsmith to mend an ivory scale (March 8); received a counterfeit dollar (March 13); bought a pen knife (April 23); annual election in Connecticut on May 8th; gave Mr. Sharpe, Surveyor at the Lee   County   Courthouse, a drafting scale purchased in Philadelphia for one dollar (May 14); paid for dressing leather breeches (July 17).

paper to make books & surveying drafts : January 10 & 31; February 10 & 18; March 4, 11, 18 & 31; April 13, 23, & 29; June 3; and July 5 & 29.

postage & letters : to & from George Bliss (February 18; March 14; April 13 & 29; June 2 & 16; and July 17 & 19; to & from Gideon Granger (February 18; and April 12 & 29); to & from the surveyor's family (February 18; April 16; and June 7); to Allen Taylor containing Farley's contract (March 11 & 18); to D. Sheffey to take J. Thompson's deposition (March 11); to George Madison (March 18); to Alexander Smith (March 11); from Hezekiah Huntington and the Misses Dwight's (April 29).

surveying activities : rode to get Benjamin White's deposition, but since he was absent got William Chapman to testify and sent him to Major Parrish with his deposition; hired a man to go for Robert Clendenin (January 30); paid William Wilson for writing two depositions (January 31); took Robert Clendenin deposition (January 31); rode to see William Farley who agreed to meet him at the nearest magistrate, Gordon Cloyd (February 1-3); paid William Farley for two days service (February 4); left the business with Allen Taylor to get an order from the Court at its next session for taking Gordon Cloyd's deposition on the return of the surveyor from Kentucky (February 4); rode to Colonel Cloyd's and examined the locations made in Kentucky when that state belonged to Montgomery County   (February 6); at Surveyor's Office and took a certified copy of Pollard's survey (February 8); took deposition of John Crocket , Hezekiah Harman , and James Thompson (February 12); took the depositions of Henry and Hezekiah Harman before the magistrate (February 14); rode to Bluestone and took deposition of David Lusk (February 15); convinced James Thompson , a tax collector and one of the Federal Assessors, to ride from the Wythe Courthouse to Clinch to examine his tax bills to enable him to testify that the Pollard land was not assessed or taxed (February 17); conversation with James White concerning the lands which he located for J. Dwight and others, which had fallen into Kentucky on the establishment of the line (February 18-22); he began an examination concerning the Kentucky land at the Surveyor's Office in Jefferson County  , Kentucky, assisted by James Miller , Deputy Surveyor of Hardin County   (March 8); and rode to Louisville to see the Deputy Surveyor Wilson , who made a survey of 98,000 acres for William McWilliams , which interfered with Roger's survey (March 11).

The surveyor examined entries and surveys with the Surveyor of Hardin County   Courthouse (March 15); went with the Surveyor and ran a connecting line from William McWilliams survey to Roger's survey (March 16); spent the day with Colonel Hynes who formerly surveyed in Nelson County  , Kentucky, before it was split into Nelson and Hardin Counties   (March 18); spent time examining records at the Surveyor's Office in Jefferson County   (March 21-22); paid Alexander Breckinridge , Surveyor for Jefferson County  , for copies and extracts (March 23); set out to survey the Kentucky land with the surveyor, Charles Helm , and David Swank and Thomas Davis , as Chainmen, and started from the mouth of the Severn Valley run, struck a place called Silver Mine, crossed Sandy Creek and Roundstone, as well as Bacon Creek (March 26); hired McCallister to show him the line of Henry's survey, and the corner of David Leitch's survey of 3900 acres (March 27); dined with Samuel Finley who owns 550 acres of a survey made for Matthew Patton, ran a connecting line to David Leitch's 3900 acre survey, measured up Bacon Creek and connected Andrew Hynes ' 165 acre survey with Roger's survey, and connected with Matthew Patton's survey (March 27); ran a connecting line from Hynes ' survey to a survey of 421 acres made for Matthew Walton , started for the Settlement and traveled up the east part of the survey and struck the road called the Cumberland Trace (March 28); and with the Surveyor forming connections on paper and making drafts (March 29-30).

The surveyor paid for copies at Major Cox's of David Leitch's and William McWilliam's surveys (April 1); afternoon spent at Alexander Breckinridge's office getting copies of Matthew Walton's , Matthew Patton's , and Andrew Hynes ' surveys (April 2); got the certificate from the Secretary of the State and paid duty for state seal (April 4); paid fees at the Wythe Courthouse for certificates, state duty, and stamped paper (April 18 & 23); Gordon Cloyd not willing to answer all questions but did give a deposition (April 19 & 21); court date set but did not see Zachariah Davis from Russell County (July 15); laid down surveys on paper and thought it necessary to go to Clinch and Sandy Waters to try the lines of the surveys (July 22).