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[D104 ENCL]
North Carolina
This indenture made and entered into This 5^th day of November 1853. By and between H.G. Cutler of the County of Carteret of the first part and Tho^s R Underwood, Alfred A McKerhan, W^m H Washington, Geo. S Stevenson, John D Williams and Nathan A Stedman of the second part.
Whereas the parties of the Second part and divers others their associates have purchased of the said H. G. Cutler, a tract of land situated in the County of Carteret and bounded and described as follows; beginning at a Stake on the North side of Bogue Sound running thence westwardly up the various corners of the sound, five hundred and ten poles Straight. Thence N. 13.^0 E. 203 poles, thence East 209 poles, then south 4 poles, thence North 85," E. 116 poles, thence W. 20.^0  W. 96 poles, thence N 45.^0 E. 21 1/2 poles thence E. 29 1/2 poles, thence S. 83.^0 E. 220 poles, thence South 5.^0 W. to Shepperd Creek thence Westerly up said Creek to the South West Corner of a tract of land converged by said Cutler to John Sabuton- Then S 5^0 West along Sabutons West line to the beginning, containing by Estimation Nine hundred and four acres (904) a survey of said land ^[[and plate]] made by William H Marshall being hereunto attached and Marked A. being all the land [[around?]] by said
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Transcription Notes:
Could be 'poles' a unit used in surveying for length or area. When it is referring to length, it is equal to 16.5 feet. (This is a duplicate of page 49 in this series, so I've gone ahead and marked as complete. -- Beth)