Source: Virginia Land Office Grants No. 9, 1787, p. 463 [online data give Arlington Co., which is not correct]

Granted to Robert Baker on June 11, 1787

50 acres in Washington County, VA on the east side of Bakers Creek the waters of the Middle fork of Holstein River [an analysis of surrounding grants suggests that this land may actually be on the west side of Bakers Creek]

Land Office Treasury Warrant #10028 issued December 20, 1781

Survey Date: November 22, 1783

Beginning between 3 white oaks
on Walkers old line
where John Kirks line leaves said old line
and with Kirks Line running
S 44° W 92 poles [matches line of John Hotton]
to a white oak
on David Baties line
and with his line
N 41° W 132 poles
to said Baties corner
3 white oaks
N 29° E 28 poles
to a white oak
in Walkers line
and with it
S 70° E 148 poles
to the beginning

[text in brackets are notes added by J. La Favre, 2008]

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Jeffrey La Favre - jlafavre@gmail.com