[The written] Plan illegible [835] acres of land given as a donation to the
University [situated] & lying in the bounds of [
Orange] and on
New Hope Chappel Hill and on the waters of Morgan's Creek and Bollings Creek, [the water] of New Hope running in Haw river and bound on the North by Land of [
Benj Yeargans
] and on the East by land of
John Morgan and on the West by land of
James Craig and
Edmond Jones. Beginning at a white oak commonly called the Old Chappel [Corner] [thence] South 132 poles to white oak in the illegible then illegible poles [west] illegible oak thence South 57 poles to Hicory and illegible oak thence west 236 poles to Hicory thence North 4 poles to Hicory and Red Oak thence West [45] poles to Black jack in
Edmond Jones's Line thence North with his line 185 poles to illegible Corner thence East 68 poles to Spanish Oak thence North 50 poles to Red and white Oak thence East [56] poles to Black Oak thence North 194 poles to Hicory
Benj Yeargan's
Line thence East 223 poles to Red Oak on the road thence up the various courses of illegible road South illegible Deg
s West 62 poles thence South 45 Deg
s West 80 poles thence South 29 Deg
s West 36 poles to Hicory
Barbee's
Corner thence East 143 poles to Hicory thence North 60 poles to Hicory thence East 134 poles to post Oak thence South 82 poles to post Oak in
John Morgan's line thence west 134 [poles] illegible thence South to the first station surveyed the 7
th & 8
th days Nov. 1792.