>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 42: No 178 $12.50 100 acres copd. Richard Sharp enters 100 acres of land in Franklin County in consideration of paying $12.50 into the entry takers office of said county situated on the head waters of spring creek of Elk river- Beginning on a post oak standing 75 poles south 20 deg. east of Dr. Johnsons spring and runs north one hundred and sixty poles & west for complement including said spring. July 5th, 1824. R. Sharp, Locator No 179 $12.50 100 acres Copd. By virtue of an Act of the General Assembly Richard Sharp enters one hundred acres of land lying in Franklin county on the waters of spring creek known by the name of the sinking pond about one mile from spring creek westward Beginning at a post oak standing about fifty poles southeast from the sinking pond said oak marked R.S. running north then west then south and east to the beginning July 5th, 1824. No 180 $12.50 100 acres Copd. By virtue of an Act of the General Assembly Richard Sharp enters one hundred acres of land lying in Franklin county, on the waters of spring creek of Duck river- Beginning at a black oak & dog wood marked B.J. standing at red bank, standing about twenty poles east of the old road leading from the stone fort to Mulberry, running west then south then east for complement interfering with no prior claims-- July 5th, 1824. No 181 $25.00 200 acres Joseph Bickley enters two hundred acres of land in Franklin county in consideration of paying twenty five dollars into the entry takers office of sd. county beginning at the northwest corner of Alexander Berryhill one hundred and sixty acres, and runs north to Elk river & down the river & bending thereon to where the Et. boundary of Thomas Halls three thousand acre tract, crosses said river & south & west with the same, so far that running south & et. to Berryhills west boundary will include the complement 5th July 1824. Geo. Gray, Locator No 182 $12.50 100 acres Joseph Bickley enters one hundred acres of land in Franklin county in consideration of paying twelve dollars & fifty cents into the entry takers office of said county situated on the dividing ridge between the head waters of Tarters creek and the head of Caney hollow and black winge(?)- Beginning at two spanish oaks & red oaks sixty poles east of the northeast corner of a ninty acre survey in the name of Daneil Sisk, and runs north one hundred & forty poles, to two red oaks, thence east one hundred poles to two red oaks and post oaks thence south one hundred and sixty poles to two hickories & post oak, thence west one hundred poles to a black oak & north to the beginning July 5th, 1824. Geo. Gray, Locator