>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 1: No 1 $3.75 30 acres Thomas Howland/Newland enters thirty acres of land lying and being in Franklin County State of Tennessee on Prary Creek. Beginning on Thomas Salmons north west corner running west to H.M. Rutledges north boundary line thence east with said lie to Silmons southwest corner thence north with Silmons line to the beginning containing about thirty acres. April 5th, 1824. Thomas Howland or Newland. No 2 $4.37 35 acres Jacob Sanders enters thirty five acres of land lying and being in Franklin County and State of Tennessee on a creek called Prary Creed ___ as follows (viz.) Beginning on H. M. Rutledges ___ boundary line at Thomas Silmons west corner running east with Rutledges line to Reads south ___ corner, thence with Reads line north to his north west corner where it intersects with sd. Sanders land running on said Sanders south boundary line, thence west with said line to the beginning containing about thirty five acres. April 5th, 1824. Jacob Sanders No 3 $6.25 50 acres George W. Richardson enters fifty acres of land lying ____ in Franklin County State of Tennessee on the waters of Bradley's Creek running as follows (viz.) Beginning on hickory being the northeast corner of a thirty one acre tract of land deeded by John Britnab(?) to said Richardson running thence west with the north boundary line of said tract seventy-five poles to a dogwood the northwest corner of sd. tract thence north for complement. April 5th, 1824. Geo. W. Richardson No 4 $9.37 75 acres Joseph Words enters his preference of seventy five acres of land in Franklin County on the waters of Elk River beginning on a black oak & hickory in the north boundary of Thomas Howards one hundred acre tract thence running north 121 poles to the south boundary line of Thomas Parker and Richard Brown 500 acre tract thence west with sd. line to Jessee Oldhams tract of land thence south to John Sims tract thence east & south meandering said line to said Howards line thence ___ the beginning. April 5th, 1824. (No name)