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George Muse Lease, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Lease, 13 Oct. 1777, for two tracts of land along the Kanhawa River in Botetourt County, Virginia between George Muse of Caroline County, Virginia and Battaile Muse.
For the sum of five shillings, George Muse grants Battaile Muse two tracts of land along the Kanhawa River in Botetourt County; one tract is 2000 acres and one tract is 100 acres; the 2000 acre tract is part of a tract of 6000 acres owned by William Bronaugh and leased and released to George Muse 20 and 21 October 1776; the two tracts of land will be adjoining; the 100 acres are part of a 7894 acre tract, divided by deed of p[ar]tition from James Craik on 21 October 1776; the 100 acres begin from the old 7894 acre tract and run along the river until it meets the 2000 acre tract; Battaile Muse receives all rights and privleges to the land; from present for one year paying rent of "one pepper corn" on 25 March 1777 (Lady Day) as indenture; signed by Geo[rge] Muse and witnessed by Edm[un]d Pendleton, Jr., James Taylor, Jr., and James Upshaw.