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Att a Court hold for Richmond County the 7th day of Decombr: 1704
Present her Mats: justices
Upon the Petition of JAMB INGO, JNO: INGO, WILLIAM SMOOT, ABRAHAM GOURD & RICHD. FOWLER, ordered that WILLIAM
FITZHERBERT, PETER ELMORE and ROBERT PALMER be summoned by the Sheriff of this County or his Deputy to meet upon the Land that formerly belonged to Mr. SAMLL. GRIFFIN, lying neare the head of FARNHAM CREEKE sometime between this
and the next Court and do then and there give theire evidence to the best of theire knowledge where the first beginning corner tree of the said Land formerly stood, it now being downs and gone, Capt. JOHN TARPLEY is requested to
administer an Oath to the persons aforesaid for theire true discovery of the place aforesaid vho are required to report the same to the said next Court under theire hands in writing
Vera Copis Test THOMAS DICKENSON, Dept. Cl Cur
Recordatr: Test J: Sherlock. Cl Cur
P. 337 Richmond ss. This may Certifie that WILLIAM FITZHERBERT and PETER ELMORE was summoned according to the Order of Court and did meet att a place near Mrs. REED's Old Field and did give
theire oathes that att a stake standing betweene two marked red Oakes or thereabts. did stand the corner tree being a Hickory to the best of theire knowledge of the Land within mentioned. Given under my hand this 31st day of Janry:
1705/4
JOHN TARPLEY