South Carolina
George the third by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting: Know ye, that we, of our special grace certain knowledge and mere motion, have given and granted, and by these presents, for us our heirs and successors, do give and grant unto John LEE his heirs and assigns, a plantation or tract of land containing one hundred acres on a branch of Broad River called Cedar Creek bounded on all sides by vacant land and hath such shape, form and marks as appear by a plat thereof hereunto annexed: Together with all woods, underwoods, timber and timber trees, lakes, ponds, fishings, waters, water courses, profits, commodities, appurtenances and hereditaments whatsoever, thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining: Together with privilege of hunting, hawking and fowling in and upon the same, and all mines and minerals whatsoever; saving and reserving, nevertheless, to us, our heirs and successors, all white pine trees, if any there should be found growing thereon: And also saving and reserving, nevertheless to us, our heirs and successors, one tenth part of mines of gold and silver only: To have and to hold: the said tract of one hundred acres of land and all and singular other the premises hereby granted, with the appurtenances, unto the said John LEE his heirs and assigns forever, in free and common foccage, he the said John LEE his heirs or assigns yielding and paying therefore, unto us, our heirs and successors, or to our Receiver-General for the time being, or to his Deputy or Deputies for the time being, yearly, that is to say, on every twenty fifth day of March, at the rate of three shillings sterling; or four shillings proclamation money, for every hundred acres, and so in proportion according to the quantity of acres, contained herein; the same to grow due and be accounted for from the date hereof. Provided always and this present grant is upon condition, nevertheless, that he the said John LEE his heirs or assigns, shall and do yearly and every year from and after the date of these presents, clear and cultivate at the rate of three acres for every hundred acres of land, and so in proportion according to the quantity of acres herein contained; and also shall and do enter a minute or docket of these our letters patent in the office of our Auditor-General for the time being, in our said Province, within six months from the date hereof: And upon condition, that if the said rent, hereby reserved, shall happen to be in arrear and unpaid for the space of three years from the time it became due and no differs can be found on the said lands, tenements, and hereditaments hereby granted; or if the said John LEE his heirs and assigns shall neglect to clear and cultivate yearly and every year at the rate of three acres for every hundred acres of land and so in proportion according to the quantity of acres herein contained or if a minute or docket of these our letters patent, shall not be entered in the office of our Auditor-General for the time being, in our said Province within six months from the date hereof, that then and in either of such cafes, this present grant shall cease and determine and be utterly void; and the said land, tenements and hereditaments hereby grented, and every part and parcel thereof, shall revert to us, our heirs and successors, as fully and absolutely, as if the same had never been granted. Provided also, if the said land hereby mentioned to be granted, shall happen to be within the bounds or limits of any townships or of the land reserved for the use of the townships now laid out in our said province, in pursuance of our royal instruction; that then this grant shall be void, anything herein to the contrary contained notwithstanding.
Given under the great seal of ur said province.
Witness William Henry LYTTLETON Esquire Captain General Governor and Commander in chief in and over our said Province of South Carolina, this first day of August Anno Dom. 1758 and in the thirty second year of our reign, William Henry (L.M.S.) LYTTLETON
Signed by his Excellency the Governor in Council William SIMPSON
And hath thereunto annexed a plat thereof representing the same cetified by Egerton LEIGH Esq. Surveyor General, the 13th January ___.