Gabriel Slaughter Esq Lieutenant Governor and acting Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky To all to whom these presents shall come Greetings Know ye that by virtue and in consideration of a Kentucky Land office warrant No. 1360 there is granted by the said Commonwealth unto James Dowden [assee of James Cummins assee of Joseph Miller and Joseph Ballew (appears between sentences)] a certain tract or parcel of land containing fifty acres by survey bearing date the ninth day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen lying and being in the County of Madison on the waters of Silver Creek and bounded as followeth To wit Beginning at a poplar black and dogwood standing on the East side of Billys fork of Silver Creek in a line of a survey of William Bush and corner to James Dowden thence with said old line of Bush East thirty poles to three white oaks on a rise thence South seven West one hundred poles to a dogwood and white oak corner and a white oak pointer thence North eighty three West eighty two poles crossing Billys branch at forty four poles to two white oaks thence North seven East ninety one poles to two pine and two dogwoods on the old line of Bush thence East with his line forty two poles to the Beginning with its apputenances to have and to hold the said tract or parcel of land with its appurtenances to the said James Dowden and his heirs forever In witness whereof the said Gabriel Slaughter Esq Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky hath hereunto set his hand and caused the seal of the said Commonwealth to be affixed at Frankfort on the nineth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nineteen and of the Commonwealth the twenty eighth

By the Lieutenant Governor John Pope Secy.

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