>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 59: No 260 $6.25 50 acres cpd. Henry Kilbourn locates 50 acres of land in Franklin county Beginning at a sugar tree on a spur of Cumberland mountain, thence seven poles south to a dogwood on the bank of Dry creek thence with the meanders of said creek, and mountain for complement of fifty acres it being on the waters of Elk river, in Trussels cove dated this 5th day of July 1824. No 261 $12.50 100 acres copd. Peter Farmer enter one hundred acres of land lying in Franklin county and state of Tennessee on the top of cumberland mountain on the waters of Paint rock a south branch of Tennessee river Beginning on a white oak on the west side of the Santy Trace and near a laurel branch that crosses sd. branch between where John & Wm. Ronnalds now lives and running north and east for complement. July 5th, 1824. No 262 $7.50 60 acres Copd. John Etherage enters sixty acres of land on Indian creek Franklin county- Beginning at a black oak & poplar post oak marked M.L. in presence of D.C. Anderson and runs south 50/80(?) poles & east for complement 5th July 1824. J. Etherage, Locator No 263 $6.25 50 acres Copd. Nathan Green enters fifty acres of land in Franklin county on the head waters of Norwoods creek of the Boiling fork of Elk river- Beginning on the west side of the little cove that lies to the west of the waggon road leading up the mountain to Davis or Frys Mill at the foot or base of the mountain due west from where daid road stirkes the foot of the mountain, running northwardly with the foot of the mountain oblong thence west for quantity to be on the side of the mountain July 5th 1824. LeRoy May, Locator No 264 $6.25 50 acres Copd. James Campbell enters fifty acres of land in Franklin county on the waters of Elk river- Beginning on the east boundary line of the school lands in the third section in 8th range at the southwest corner of Morgan Taylors land on which he now lives, running east with his line to the line of James Davis 2000 acres, thence south for quantity 5th July 1824.