Cacapehon or lost River
My Lord
I went Last Tuesday not knowing your Lordship had that very Day set out for Neavils to see whether you had any further Commands or directions to give concerning the Surveying of Cacapehon and as your Lordship was not at Home I was inform by Colo G. Fairfax that you had not any Directions in Particular more than were given to the other Surveyors as your Lordship had mentioned I therefore have made bold to Proceed on General Directions from him as Missing this Opportunity of Good Weather may be of considerable Hindrance I shall Wait on your Lordship at Frederick Court in November to obey your further Pleasure and am my Lord &[72]
[72] Here terminates the entries in the little note book, containing "My Journey Over the Mountains." It is proper to state that the journal was kept in a small, vellum-bound, blank book, 6 by 3¾ inches in size, closely written on both sides of the leaf. Either from a desire to classify his memoranda, or for want of a second book, or from some motive of economy, he turned the book around and began from the other end to keep a record more particularly relating to his surveys and miscellaneous affairs. His field notes of surveys were kept in a book of the same size as the one described, from which the most of the following surveys are taken. The other surveys are found on loose sheets which have been bound and denominated miscellaneous papers; a few of them having dates, enables the editor to place them in chronological order.
Then Survey'd for Mr John Monroe ye following Tract of land bounded as follows
| Poles | |||||
| A | Beginning at a marked white oak | } | N 20,,0 | E | 130,,68 |
| B | N 20—00 E to a Chesnut | } | |||
| C | Thence to a Red oak | N 71,,00 | E | 116,,44 | |
| D | Thence to a Spanish oak near a Swamp | S 73,,00 | E | 188,,24 | |
| E | Thence to Hiccory | S 44,,00 | E | 158,,72 | |
| F | Thence to a red oak Stump | S 14,,00 | E | 186,,24 | |
| G | Thence to a Black Gum | S 88,,00 | W | 244,,00 | |
| From thence to the Beginning |
Then survey'd for Mr John Watts ye Following Tract of Land bounded as followeth
| Courses | |||||
| A | Beginning at a Marked red Oak | } | S 15° 30′ | W | 400.56 |
| B | S 15° 30 W to a Sweet Gum | } | |||
| C | Thence to a Chesnut | S 59,,00 | W | 200.40 | |
| D | Thence to a Walnut | N 45,,00 | W | 240.24 | |
| E | Thence to a White Oak | N 10,,00 | E | 200.00 | |
| F | Thence to a Maple | N 35,,00 | E | 300.00 | |
| From thence to the Beginning |
Then Survey'd for Mr Francis Jett the following Tract of Land bounded as follows