Journal of my journey over the mountains / while surveying for Lord Thomas Fairfax, baron of Cameron, in the northern neck of Virginia, beyond the Blue Ridge, in 1747-8.

by George Washington

John Lonem
Dan^l Lizenby
William Miller

April 19^th 1750 Plat drawn
Then Surveyd for James Thomas a certain Tract of waste Land Situate in Augusta County and on the Lost River or Cacapehon & bounded as followeth beg at two white Oaks by a small branch & run thence S^o 65° E^t Three hund^d Pole to 2 white Oaks good way on the Mountain side thence N^o 25 E^t Two hund^d Pole to an hickory Maple & Ash on a Rocky Run thence N^o 65 W^t Three hund^d Poles to 3 Pines then S^o 25 W^t Two hund^d Poles to the beg Con^g 375 Acres

John Lonem
William Miller
Robert Denton

April 20^th 1750 Plat drawn
Then Surveyd for James Dilouza a certain Tract of waste Land Situate in Frederick County & on a branch of the N^o Branch of Cacapehon & bounded as followeth beg: at a Chesnut Oak white Oak & hickory on a hill near the Mountain Side & run thence N^o 52 W^t Two hund^d & fifty two Poles to a white Oak & black Oak thence S^o 38 W^t Two hund^d & fifty two Poles to 3 Spanish Oaks on y^e Mountain Side thence S^o 52 E^t Two hund^d & fifty two Poles to 3 Spanish Oaks on a Mountain Side thence to y^e beg: Cont^g 397 Acres

John Lonem
James Warden
James Dilouza

April 20^th 1750 Drawn
Then Surveyd for David Wood a certain Tract of waste & ungranted Land Situate in Augusta County & on y^e N^o River of Cacapehon & bounded as followeth beg: at a hickory & Walnut against a Pavement of Rocks James Smiths Corner & Run thence S^o 42 W^t two hund^d Pole to a white Oak & hickory on y^e west side y^e Creek thence N^o 48 W^t
have recourse to y^e returnd Survey[85]

John Lonem
John Stackhouse
Daniel Wood

[85] This line is written in pencil.