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==== Metes ==== | ==== Metes ==== | ||
The word '''"metes"''' is defined as the direction and distance of a line; the line forming the boundary of the property. To find the direction, | The word '''"metes"''' is defined as the direction and distance of a line; the line forming the boundary of the property. To find the direction, a compass was used indicating north, south, east, west as well as the degree of direction between 0 and 90. Various forms of measurement were used to determine distance. For example the following terms were common when doing a metes and bounds survey: | ||
:link: 7.92 inches | :link: 7.92 inches | ||
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Note that there is a '''starting point '''(stake and stones about forty feet from the center of the brook) The '''"mete" (direction and measurement) '''sections are indicated by: south westerly from...west line of...westerly three rods to...northerly five rods to...easterly three rods to the west line of...southerly to the place of beginning containing fifteen rods of ground. The '''"bound" (physical feature)''' sections are indicated as: runs across the road now occupied by...the highway leading by the dwelling house now occupied by...to a stake and stones...line of the highway...to the place of beginning. Note those who have land bounding this property as the widow Phrelove Leonard and the late Arnold Leonard. | Note that there is a '''starting point '''(stake and stones about forty feet from the center of the brook) The '''"mete" (direction and measurement) '''sections are indicated by: south westerly from...west line of...westerly three rods to...northerly five rods to...easterly three rods to the west line of...southerly to the place of beginning containing fifteen rods of ground. The '''"bound" (physical feature)''' sections are indicated as: runs across the road now occupied by...the highway leading by the dwelling house now occupied by...to a stake and stones...line of the highway...to the place of beginning. Note those who have land bounding this property as the widow Phrelove Leonard and the late Arnold Leonard. | ||
==== Platting Land ==== | ==== Platting Land ==== | ||