>From "Register's Office, Land Entry Book" Vol 1, Apr 1824-May 1831, page 145: No 738 $1.00 100 acres George Gray enters one hundred acres of land in Franklin County on the south side of Elk River. Beginning on the south boundary line of Abner Herrens(?) land at the north west corner of Tons & Grays 213 acres & runs west to the south bluff of Elk river & south with the same for complement. January 16th 1826 Geo. Gray, Locator No 739 $.50 50 acres George Gray enters fifty acres of land in Franklin County Beginning at the north west corner of Howell Tatums 690 acres & runs west to the so. boundary line of Halls 3000 acres and south with the same to Elk river & up the river for complement so as not to interfere with any claims Jany. 16th 1826. Geo. Gray, Locator No 740 $.50 50 acres William Smith enters fifty acres of land in Franklin County lying on the waters of Bradleys creek on the west side thereof Beginning at a post oak being the south west corner of a 5000 acre tract known by the name of Thursbys tract running thence north 120 poles thence west thence south for quantity January 16, 1826. No 741 $.50 50 acres State of Tennessee Franklin County. John Armstrong enters fifty acres of land on Cumberland Mountain Beginning six or seven hundred yards on the other side of the narrows of the Iron Ore bank Beginning on the left side of the road on a poplar, urnning south, thence west & thence north and thence east this 16th January 1826. John Armstrong, Locator No 742 $.25 25 acres John W. Anderson enters twenty five acres of land in Tallys cove Franklin County Tennessee State, Beginning on the south corner of a tract of land entered by Peter Anderson and running south from thence to a hickory which is the south of a tract of land belonging to Wiley Hines and the heirs of James Neeves thence east thence north thence west to the beginning for complement Janyary 16, 1826. No 743 $.25 25 acres Christopher Bullard enters twenty five acres of land in Franklin County, on the boiling fork of Elk river. Beginning at the north west corner of a tract of land granted to Peter Harris and at present claimed & occupied by Alexander Young, running from thence north with the west boundary line of a 150 acre tract granted to William P. Anderson, thence west to Slades line, thence south alson Slades line & east to the beginning as to include all the vacant land between the above lines, and so as not to interfere with any prior legal claims. January 17, 1826. C. Bullard, Locator No 744 $3.20 320 acres Edmond P. Lee Joseph Bickley & George Gray enters 32 acres (yes, this is what it says!) in Franklin County north side of Elk River, Beginning at the south east corner of Richard Faria's 96 acres on the north boundary of Howel Tatums 690 acres and runs round north & west with said Faria's line to the east boundary of Halls 300 acres & north with the same, then east & south for complement so as not to interfers with legal claims January 17th 1826. Lee Blakely & Geo. Gray, Locators