Accomack Prison Survey October 11th 1789 - Transcribed by Gail M. Walczyk

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October 11th 1789
In Obedience to an Order of the District Court for the Counties of Accomack and Northampton, have this day laid of Ten Acres in a Square (the Court House for the County of Accomack being the Center thereof) for Prison Bounds, and bounded as followes(towit) begining near the Branch at a Post back of the Prison Wall and runing South Seventy four [-----] West Ten Chains to a Post in Burdetts Field, thence South 16 [degrees] East 10 Chians to a Post near Richd Drummonds House in Drummond, thnce runing N 74 [degrees] E 10 Chanis to a Post thence runing N16W 10 chians to a Post at begining
Parker Barnes DS.AC

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Sources:

_____. Accomack County Survey Book 1, p. 117.


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