Ohio River Survey Field Notebook

              Course             Distance            Township No. 8 Range 20 
C        L 
From post corner to Sec No 31 T No 8 R 20 & to 
T No. 7 in the same range 
up the Scioto river as it meanders 
North 50 West 41.50 good bottom a small Island 
N 37 W        5.           Land same 
N 29 W        10.         ditto 
N 40 W         5.50       to mulberry corner to S No. 
31 in T No 8 Range 20. 
April 20. 1799 
From post with 2 notches corner to S No. 34 & 
35. 
North              10. 43                Bottom Land to Salt lick creek 150 links wide 
course S 45 E 
21.8                  again crossing the same creek course S 40 W 
Same width 
Recorded [written vertically] 
50                    Level Oak land 
78.75                 Land same Set a post corner to the No. 26.27.34 
& 35 from [caret] which [written above line] a dogwood 6Inch in dia bears N 82W dis 
23 links, an Ash 1 foot in dia bears S 15 W dis 
14 links 
North              78.75                 Land not so level tolerable fertile, Timberland with 
white & black oak; Set a post with 2 notches 
Removed post corner to Sec No. 25 & 36 1 chain 
& 25 links south from which a chestnut 24 Inch 
in dia bears N 23 W dis 12 1/2 links, a poplar 22 
Inch in dia bears S 83 W to dis 21 links 
April 21. 1799 
removed post corner to Sec No. 24 & 25, 2 chain 
& 50 links South, from which a white Oak 2 feet 
6 Inch in dia bears N 45 E dis 26 links- poplar 
2 feet 9 Inch in dia bears S 45 W dis 24 links 
West               42                    Land very hilly to Salt lick creek bottom