EXPLANATORY NOTE The survey of this plat is situated on the Southwest quarter of the Southeast quarter, section No. 24, in Township No. 9, north of range No. 32 west of the fifth principal meridian of land, subject to sale at Clarksville, Arkansas. In beginning the survey of George W. Knox addition to the town of Van Buren, I commenced at the southeast corner of said Sec. 24 in township 9 north of range thirty-two west, and run west along south side of section 24, eighty rods and six inches (1320 66-122 feet.) where set a stone in the ground, 38 1-2 -in. long, eight in. wide, 5 3-4 in. thick at the top end and 5 1-2 in. at the lower end. Thence north 4 ft. where a stone 23 in. long, 6 l~ in. wide and 5 in. thick at the top and which stone makes the Southeast corner of said G. W. Knox addition to the town of Van Buren from which stone a black oak tree 9 inches in diameter bears 35.40 ft. and 8 in. distance. A stone is set at __ of each block, say ever four or five feet on the North and south lines, and on the East and west lines, 3.15 feet except on blocks numbered one, eight and nine which blocks are 217 ft. Wide with an alley between them. All blocks have 16 lots; except block number one which has ten, block 9 which has 8 and block 8 which has 6 lots, numbered from 3 to 8. Franklin street runs between one and eight 100 ft. north of its course between blocks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. Established the Southwest corner of block No. 12 which makes the Southwest block of the survey by setting a stone in the ground 31 1-4 in. by 5 1-4 at the top and 4 in. square at the lower end and from which a hickory tree 23 in. in diameter bears south 74 degrees and 3 min.. west 14 feet and 9 in. distance. All interlinations in the above plat were made before filing the note, same for record. E. C. CARDEN. Deputy Surveyor of Crawford County, Arkansas. This work was completed at Van Buren in Crawford County in the State of Arkansas in the month of May in the year 1850. EXPLANATORY NOTE By the compass that I used the course of the East and west lines is 8 deg. 45 min. E. The North and south 8 deg. 10 min., but owing to the Mineral Attraction or some other causes vary sometimes more and sometimes less than the given variation, although running parallel with each other. The scale by which this scale is drawn is (100) one hundred ft. to the inch. EXPLANATORY NOTE Washington Street is forty-seven and a half feet wide. All other streets are forty feet in width. All alleys are fifteen feet wide. All lots are fifty feet side by 150 feet in depth. Except blocks one, eight and nine, which lots are fifty feet wide by two hundred and seventy feet in depth. On the reverse side of the plat are these words, Filed 27 May A. D. 1850. A. McLEAN, Clerk. PATENT TO McGEE ADDITION The United States of America Certificate No. 1101 To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting: WHEREAS, Jonathan D. McGee of Crawford County, Arkansas, has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Fayetteville, whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said Jonathan D. McGee according to the provisions of the Act of Congress of the 24th of April 1820, entitled "Act making further provision for the sale of public lands" for the South half of the Southwest quarter of section nineteen in Township Nine North of Range thirty-one West in the district of land subject to sale at Fayetteville, Arkansas, containing Ninety-one acres and ninety-two hundredth of an acre, according to the official plat of the survey of the said lands returned to the general land office by the surveyor general which said tract has been purchased by the said Jonathan D. McGee. Now Know Ye, that the United States of America, consideration of the premises, and in conformity with the several acts of congress, in such cases made and provided, have given and granted, and by these presents do give and grant, unto the said Jonathan D. McGee and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To have and hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said Jonathan D. McGee, and to his heirs and assigns forever. In Testimony Whereof, I, Martin Van Buren, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the general land office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand, at the City of Washington, the twentieth day of September, in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine and of the Independence of the United States the Sixty-fourth. By the President: MARTIN VAN BUREN, By M. Van Buren, Jr,, Sec'y. M.H. Garland, Recorder of the General Land Office. the same time Dr. McGee also obtained another Certificate No. 1015 for the following land, the half of the Northwest quarter of section thirty in nine North of thirty-one West in the district of subject to sale at Fayetteville, Arkansas, containing one hundred and thirty-one and twenty-five hundredths of an acre land in these patents embraced the land known as the McGee addition. The United States of America: To all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting: WHEREAS, James Graham Stevenson of Crawford county, has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Fayetteville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said James Graham Stevenson according to the provisions of the act of Congress of the 24th of April, 1820, entitled "An Act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands", for the East half of the Southwest quarter of the Section eight, in Township nine North, of Range thirty-one West, in the District of Lands subject to sale at Fayetteville, Arkansas, containing eighty acres, according to the official plat of the survey of the said Lands, returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said James Graham Stevenson, Now Know Ye, That the' United States of America, in consideration of the Premises, and in conformity with the several acts of Congress, in such case made and provided, have Given and Granted, and by these presents Do Give and Grant, unto the said James Graham Stevenson and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To Have And To Hold the same, together with all rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature, thereunto belonging, unto the said James Graham Stevenson and to his heirs and assignees forever. In Testimony whereof, I, John Tyler, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office to be hereunto affixed. Given under my hand at the City of Washington, the fifteenth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-one and of the Independence of the United States the Sixty-fifth. By The President: JOHN TYLER By B. Agler, Sec'y. Recorded, Vol., Page 453. E. L. Williams, Recorder of the General Land Office. THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: To all whom these presents shall come, Greeting: WHEREAS George Couch of Crawford County, Arkansas, has deposited in the General Land Office of the United States, a Certificate of the Register of the Land Office at Fayetteville whereby it appears that full payment has been made by the said George Couch according to the provisions of the Act of Congress 24th April 1820, entitled "An Act making further provision for the sale of the Public Lands," for the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section One in township nine (9) North of Range Thirty-one (31) West in the District of Land subject to sale at Fayetteville, containing thirty-nine (39) acres and seventysix hundredth of an acre according to the official it of the survey of the Lands returned to the General Land Office by the Surveyor General, which said tract has been purchased by the said George Couch and to his heirs, the said tract above described: To Have I" To Hold the same, together with all the rights, privileges, immunities, and appurtenances of whatsoever nature thereunto belonging unto the said George Couch to his heirs and assigns forever. In Testimony Whereof, I, Martin Van Buren, President of the United States of America, have caused these letters to be made Patent, and the Seal of the General Land Office, to be hereunto affixed. GIVEN under my hand, at the City of Washington twentieth (20) day of September in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine (1839) and of the Independence of the United States the Sixty-fourth (64). By the President, MARTIN VAN BUREN Recorded Vol., Page 119, E. Descendants of George Couch still live on the land patented by him, and are among the prominent and progressive residents of this county.