Transcribed from the
Original
Located in the State
Archives, Raleigh, NC
By Ben Askew ,Jr
Pursuant to warrant
No.474 to me directed I have surveyed for Benjamin Askew a tract of land
lying in Cypress Creek Township Jones County adjoining the lands of Cyrus
Brown and Benjamin Askew’s own land Beginning at a stake in the edge of
the great bay pond and runs with old patent line of the John Giles land
N53W 76 poles to a pine then North 20 poles then S76and1/2E 45 poles to
brown’s line then S16 ½ E 58 poles with Benjamin Askew’s own line
to the beginning containing eleven acres surveyed August the 19,1885
William A Jones
Chain Bearers
County Surveyor
D H Banks
J W Askew