STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA NO. 3788

Know ye that we for and in consideration of the sum of five dollars for every hundred acres hereby granted paid into our Treasury by JOEL RECTOR SEN. hath given and granted by these presents do give and grant unto the said JOEL RECTOR SEN. a tract of land containing one hundred acres lying and being in the County of Buncombe on both sides of French Broad River joining the land of ZACHARIAH CANDLER Beginning on a sycamore at the mouth of ROBERT'S branch, thence north seventy three west along the river seventy five poles to a stake, thence north seventy two west one hundred poles to a large black oak, thence north thirty east twenty poles to a stake on the river bank, thence up the river as it meanders one hundred poles to the beginning. Including on the east side of the river the said RECTOR'S MILL place and on the west side his house and improvement. Entered the 15th day of February 1837 as by the plat hereunto annexed doth appear. Together with all woods, waters, mines, minerals, hereditaments and appurtenances to the said land belonging or appertaining. To hold to the said JOEL RECTOR SEN. his heirs and assigns forever yielding and paying to us such sums of money yearly or otherwise as our General Assembly from time to time may direct. Provided always that the said Grantee shall cause this grant to be registered in the register's office of our said County of Buncombe within twelve months from this date hereof otherwise the same shall be void. In testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent and our Great Seal to be hereunto affixed. Witness: EDWARD B. DUDLEY our Governor of Raleigh the 2nd day of January in the 64th year of our independence and in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.

EDWARD B. DUDLEY

By Command: W. HILL, Sec. of State

Registered June 29th 1841