Land Warrant to Edmund Gross from James Farmer

John Adair Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky To all to whom these presents shall come greetings.  Know ye that by virtue and in consideration of Kentucky Land office warrant No 7635 there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto Edmon Gross assignee of James Farmer a certain tract or parcel of land containing fifty acres by ___  __  bearing date the fourth day of September one thousand eight hundred and twenty two lying and being in the county of Harlan on the Southside of Cumberland river and bounded as follows to wit, Beginning at a beech and buckeye on the side of a hill about six poles from the river thence running west eighty four poles to a Burch dogwood on the South bank of river at the mouth of a small drain thence down with the different meanders of said river South seventy nine degrees West fifteen poles South fifty six West twenty six poles South seventy two degrees West eighty two poles South fifty nine degrees West twenty four poles to two beeches on the South bank of the river thence South seventeen degrees East sixteen poles to a white oak and beech on the side of a hill thence East one hundred and eighty two poles to a stake thence South seventy three poles to the beginning North its appurtenances   To have and to hold the said tract or parcel of Land with its appurtenances to the said Edmond Gross and his heirs forever In witness where of the said John Adair Esquire Governor of the Commonwealth of Kenty hath hereunto set his hand and caused the seal of the said Commonwealth to be ______ at Frankfort on the fifteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty three & of the Commonwealth the ____ ____
   By the Governor             __ John Adair
   _ Cabell Breckenridge    Secretary

(Notation in margin: 136, Edmon Gross, 50 acres, examined & delivered to J. Farmer 16th Dec. 1820)

                                                     (Receipt)
For value received I do assign the this within platt and certificate to Edmond Gross given under my hand this 6th November 1822.
                                                    James Farmer
             
(file jacket for receipt)
Contains various notations: E. Gross, name of James Farmer marked through,
50 acres, Land O. Warrant, examined & recorded, rec. 15th Nov. 1822, grant filed 15th May 1823, L 136(bk. L pg. 136)

(copy of survey #6920)
Harlan County Seat
September the 4th 1822
Surveyed for James Farmer 50 acres of land by state of Ky Land Office Warrant No. 1635 and bearing date of the 22nd December 1821 state in said County on the south side of Cumberland River of _______  a 50 acre survey of John Saylor's and bounded as follows........(remainder is boundaries as stated above)