Dalton Petition for Incorporation

              [drawing] 
Surveyors Office Wayne Co O. 
A plot of the Incorporated Village of Dalton founded as 
follows  Beginning at the South East corner of Sect. 10 
T.16 R11. Thence north in the East line of said Section 9 
in the East line of the south East quarter of Sec. 3. 
in said Township to where an extended line in the 
north side of M. William addition to Dalton [illegible] 
intersects said East line. Thence went on said extended 
line to the line dividing the South East & South west 
quarters of said Sec. [illegible]  Thence north on said 
division line to the N E corner of said S.W. q  Thence 
West on the lines dividing the S.W. & N.W. qrs of said 
Sec (3). fourteen chains. Thence South 21 chains & 43 
links.  Thence East 7 chains & 50 links to the county 
Road running north & South through the Public 
Square in said village.  Thence South along said 
Road to the north line of said Sect 10. Thence west 
on said line to the N.W. corner of said Section 10. Thence 
South on the west line of said Sect 10 to the qr. post 
in said line  Thence East on the line dividing the 
N.W. & S.W. qr of said Section 10 to the center of 
the section.  Thence South to the quarter post on the 
South line of said Section.  Thence East on said South 
line to the beginning 
Aug 16 th[superscript] 1856       John Brinkerhoff Co. Sur.