From the papers of Merry T. Pittman
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The Widow Rush’s Tract
Beginning at a hickory on the bank of the Cape Fear River and running South 68° West 227 poles to a stake among Sweet Gum pointers thence 20° East 30 poles South 30° East 31 poles to a small pine on the bank of Little Lick Creek thence as the creek as it meanders South 15° West 9 poles South 40° West 32 poles South 82° West 14 poles South 17 1/2 poles South 82° West 19 poles South 18° West 12 poles North 7° West 8 poles South 62° West 8 poles South 12° West 44 poles South 62° West 8 poles South 180° East 24 poles South 52° West 14 poles South 12° West 28 poles South 43° West 36 poles South 70° West 12 poles South 60° West 20 poles West 8 poles North 55° West 10 poles South 72° West 10 poles South 10° East 16 poles South 52° West 20 poles South 2 poles to an Ash stump in Spivey’s bin thence East 368 poles to a stake in a field thence North 52° East 5 poles to a Black Gum over a branch thence down the same as it meanders North 50° East 46 poles North 8° East 54 poles North 8° West 34 poles North 8° East 34 poles North 40° West 18 poles to a dogwood the corner of widow Avent’s dower thence with her line North 67° East 27 poles to the branch at or near a spring thence down the branch as it meanders South 62° East 12 poles North 85° East 20 poles South 70° East 44 poles North 85° East 36 poles to the river thence with the
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river as it meanders North 40° West 210 poles North 24° West 62 poles to the first station.
