====== Richard Downes, Memorial for 34.5 Acres, St. Paul's Parish, Colleton Co., SC, 07 Mar 1768 ======

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**Richard Downes**\\
34 & 1/2 acres\\
Qt Rt 3/ Stg or 4/ Pro money\\
Certified by Richard Lambton Deputy Auditor

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A Memorial exhibited by **Richard Downes** to be Regd. ''[Registered]'' in the Auditor Office &c ''[etc.]'' of a plantation or tract of Land Containing 34 & 1/2 ''[34.5]'' acres Situate in Colleton County St. Pauls Parish bounded to the SW on Lands of **George Evans** to the W on **William Norman**s & to the NW on **Daniel Blake**s Land & to the Eastward on Land belonging to **Thomas Peter** Deceased [[transcriptions:land_records:plats:plat_richard_downes_1767-10-20|Survey Certified]] the 20th of Octr. 1767 ''[20 Oct 1767]'' and Granted the 20 day of Feby 1768 ''[20 Feb 1768]'' to the Memst. ''[Memorialist]'' at the Qt Rt of 3/ Stg or 4/ Pro money ''[Quit Rent of 3s Sterling or 4s Proclamation money]'' per 100 acres to Commence two years from the date.

In Witness Whereof he hath hereunto Set his hand the 7th day of March 1768 ''[07 Mar 1768]''

John B. Girardeau DS ''[Deputy Surveyor]'' decd. ''[deceased]'' 16th March 1772 ''[16 Mar 1772]''

{signed} **Richard Downes**

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===== Source =====

  * South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm ST0092. Memorial books (Copy Series). Series S111001, Volume 9, Pages 448--449.

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