Charles Stapleton 1784
38 Acres
Botatourt Co.,VA

PATRICK HENRY Esquire governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia
To all whom these presents shall come greeting, Know ye that by 
virtue and in consideration of part of an exchanging Tresury
Warrant number One Hundred and Sixteen and issued the Sixth day
of May one Thousand Seven hundred and Eighty four. There is 
granted by the said Commonwealth unto CHARLES STAPLETON assignee
ROBERT McELHENY who was assignee of JAMES HAWKINS, a certain 
tract or parcel of land containing Thirtyeight acres by survey
hearing date of the Ninth day of August one Thousand Seven
hundred and Eighty four. Lying and being in the county of
Botatourt adjoining his own land on the west side of the waters
of the South Fork of Roanoake, and bounded as followeth To Wit,

Beginnign at a large white oak and running thence Southeast
thirty two poles __? a run to an (several lines here are
scratched out) Poplar Spanish oake and dogwood. Thence South-
west one hundred and forty poles to and with said run to an 
Elm and Spanish oak. Thence North twenty degrees West Ten poles
to a white oak poplar and hickory. Thence North Thirty six degrees
East and one hundred and thirty six poles to the beginning with
its appertenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel 
of land. With its appertenances to the said CHARLES STAPLETON
and his heirs forever. In witness whereof the said PATRICK HENRY,
Esquire, Governor of the Commonweath of Virginia hath here unto 
set his hand and caused the Lessor Seal of the said Commomwealth 
to be affixed at Richmond on the Twenty seventh day of September
in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & Eithy five
and of the Commonwealth the Tenth.

                                           P. HENRY