>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 70: No 310 $7.50 60 acres Silburn Butler enters sixty acres of land in Franklin County on the waters of Elk river between the lines of the school land and Rutledge land so as to include all the improvements outside the lines of the school land formerly in the occupation of Elisha Floyd Esq. afterwards occupied by James D. Beaty/Deaty(?) then on by other, and now in the occupation of John Neighbours, hereby intending this entry to include the quantity of sixty acres of land, to the best advantage so as not to interfere with Rutledge land. August 10th 1824. Tho. Hopkins, Locator No 311 $6.25 50 acres William Mayhall enters fifty acres of land as follows Beginning on the beginning corner of his old survey on Crumptons creek thence running east with his preference line to Isaac Streets preference line, thence north with said line to his old survey, thence with sd. tract & with Samuel Boswells tract for complement thence south to his own survey thence east to the beginning. Aug. 10th 1824. William Mayhall No 312 $2.00 16 acres James Armstrong enters sixteen acres of land in Franklin County- Beginning where the southern boundary line of the State crosses Moores Cove branch below the rise of the water and running up sd. stream of water bending on the mountain on both sides of the branch so as to include a small mill now in the possession of Burke formerly in the possession of & built by Bice/Rice(?) & others waters of Paint rock Aug. 11th 1824. James Armstrong, Locator No 313 $6.25 50 acres Wallace Estill James A. Estill Julius C. Sims & Thomas Howard enters fifty acres of land in Franklin County on the north side of Elk river and Barrs branch beginning on a poplar marked T.C. running from thence and north for complement so as to include fifty acres in a oblong running east & west including the sulphur spring Aug. 12th 1824. Tho. Howard, Locator No 314 $6.25 50 acres Benjamin Hasty enters fifty acres of land in Franklin County on the north side of Big Hurricane creek a branch of Elk river. Beginning on a beach standing on the west side of sd. creek the same being the beginning corner of his 50 acre preference entry- running north then west then south, then east to the beginning so as to adjoin my preference entry on the north Aug. 13, 1824. Benjamin Hasty, Locator