THOMAS AID/ARD LAND GRANT NO. 106

Bladen County, NC  1784

Deed Book 1, page 71

State of North Carolina No. 774 To all to whom these presents shall come greeting Know ye that we for and in consideration of the sum of fifty Shillings for every hundred acres granted paid into our treasury by Thomas Aid have given and granted and by these presents do give and grant unto the said Thomas Aid one a tract of land containing one hundred acres lying and being in our County of Bladen on the South side of Raft Swamp Beginnig at a large pine near Wary Branch and runs North thirty one chains and sixty three links to a Small pine then East thirty one chains and sixty three links to a Stake then South thirty one chains and sixty three links to the beginning

        Pr patent dated Novr* 7^th 1784

[Note: *denotes raised letter. I feel there was an error in transcription and should be Ard vice Aid.]