Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States of America, to all whom these presents shall come, Greetings:
Know ye, that, in consideration for military service performed by Richard Parker and Benjamin Brooks, both soldiers for the war to the United States in the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment, and in pursuance of an Act of the Congress of the United States, passed on the 10th day of August in the year 1790, entitled “An Act to enable the Officers and Soldiers of the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment to obtain title to certain lands lying northwest of the River Ohio, between the Little Miami and the Sciota,” and on another Act of the said Congress, passed on the 9th day of June in the year 1794, amendatory to the said act, there is granted by the said United States unto Nathaniel Massie a certain tract of land, containing one hundred and ten acres situate between the Little Miami and the Sciota Rivers, northwest of the River Ohio, as by survey bearing date the second day of December in the year one thousand seven hundred ninety nine and bounded and described as follows, to whit:
Surveyed for Nathaniel Massie: on part number 1089 for two hundred acres, in favor of the said Benjamin Brooks who assigned the same to Benjamin Goodwin who assigned the same to John Barrett, who assigned the same to the said Nathaniel Massie. On the Sciota beginning at two Sycamores and an Elm on the south bank of Indian Creek and southeast corner to the William Lawson’s survey No. 1260, thence down the Creek south sixty eight degrees east twelve poles, south thirty degrees east thirteen poles, south twenty seven degrees east eight poles, south sixty eight degrees east ten poles, south fifty nine degrees east twenty two poles, south eighty seven degrees east thirty eight poles, south twenty five degrees east eighteen poles, to two Maples on the bank of the river on the lower side of the mouth of the Creek, thence up the river north fifty nine degrees east thirty four poles, north twenty two degrees east seventy poles, north four degrees west ninety eight poles to a Sycamore and a Cottonwood in the line of the Lawson’s survey. Thence with his line south twenty one degrees west two hundred and eighty five poles crossing the Creek at the corner to the beginning.
With the appurtenances: to Have and to Hold the said tract of land, with the appurtenances unto the said Nathaniel Massie and his heirs and assigns forever.
In witness whereof, the said Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, hath caused the seal of the United States to be unto affixed and signed the same with his hand, at the City of Washington the second day of January in the year of our Lord 1802; and of the Independence of the United States of America, the twenty sixth.
By the President Thomas Jefferson
James Madison Secretary of State
Reverse
Nathaniel Massie
110 Acres Sciota South and Indian Creek
No. 3604 (B)
Recorded in the Office of the Department of State in Vol. 3, page 24 of the Patent of Land Granted to the Virginia Line on Continental Establishment
Jacob Wagner
Upside-down on the reverse is a docket signed by Henry Dearborn, Secretary of War, dated December 25, 1801, attesting that the grant was originally given to Brooks and Parker by entitlement.
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