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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres

0.13 Cubic Feet One large oversize folder

This collection contains one hand-drawn tract map titled "Demised Tract Containing About 1,488 Acres." It measures 16 X 22 inches and is on architectural vellum; no surveyor is noted. The properties of Dr. Wm. A. Horsley and Wm. D. Cabell border the tract. The tract mapped an area formerly in Amherst County, now Nelson County, known as Wingina, formerly Hardwicksville. Indicated on the tract are some structures depicted with a small drawing on the demised property. These include Lock No. 32, with a lock house, along the James River canal way, and a mansion. According to the Oxford Dictionary, demised, in reference to property law, is land that is rented or given to someone for a particular number of years.

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Plan of a demised tract containing about 1,488 acres 0.13 Cubic Feet One large oversize folder

Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA

This collection contains one hand-drawn tract map titled "Demised Tract Containing About 1,488 Acres." It measures 16 X 22 inches and is on architectural vellum; no surveyor is noted. The properties of Dr. Wm. A. Horsley and Wm. D. Cabell border the tract. The tract mapped an area formerly in Amherst County, now Nelson County, known as Wingina, formerly Hardwicksville. Indicated on the tract are some structures depicted with a small drawing on the demised property. These include Lock No. 32, with a lock house, along the James River canal way, and a mansion. According to the Oxford Dictionary, demised, in reference to property law, is land that is rented or given to someone for a particular number of years.

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