====== Richard Norman, Land Grant for 400 Acres, St. Mathews Parish, SC, 26 Jul 1774 ======

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The text below is an abbreviated version of a longer document. The original document contains handwritten information on a preprinted Land Grant form. Most of the printed boilerplate is legalese, so this transcription only includes pertinent (primarily handwritten) text.
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SOUTH-CAROLINA.

GEORGE the Third by the Grace of God, of Great-Britain, France, and Ireland, KING, Defender of the Faith, and so forth, To all to whom THESE PRESENTS shall come, Greeting: KNOW YE, THAT WE of our special Grace, certain Knowledge and mere Motion, have given and granted, and by these Presents, for us, our heir and successours ''[sic]'', DO GIVE AND GRANT unto **Richard Norman** his heirs and assigns, a plantation or tract of land containing Four hundred ''[400]'' acres bounding North West on **Benjamin Marion** and **William Greenland** North East on **Thomas Studifont** South East on **Rene Peyre** and **John Oliver** South West on **Gabriel Marion** and **John Hous**.

...

Given under the Great Seal of our said Province.

WITNESS The Honble ''[Honorable]'' William Bull Esqr. ''[Esquire]'' Lieut. ''[Lieutenant]'' Governor and Commander in chief in and over our said Province of South-Carolina, this Twenty sixth Day of July Anno Dom. 1774 ''[26 Jul 1774]'' in the fourteenth Year of our Reign.

{signed} Wm. ''[William]'' Bull (L. M. S.)

Signed by his Honor the Lieut. Governor in Council

{signed} Tho: ''[Thomas]'' Winstanley P.C.C.

And hath thereunto a [[transcriptions:land_records:plats:plat_richard_norman_1773-05-11|plat]] thereof annexed, representing the same, certified by\\
{signed} John Bremar\\
P. Dy Surveyor-General\\
May 11th 1773 ''[11 May 1773]''

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===== Source =====

  * South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Microfilm ST0076. Colonial Land Grants (Copy Series). Series S213019, Volume 31, Page 573.

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