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

Reuben Rutherford	}	Ned Musgrove Mr
John Musgrove	}

August 20^th 1750 Plats drawn
Then Re Survey'd for Richard Stephenson and William Davis a certain tract of waste and ungranted Land beg: at 1 Spanish Oak black Oak & white Oak & run thence N^o....10°...E^t Forty three poles to a Large hic: in a hallow thence S^o...80 E^t One hund^d poles to a Large white Oak & small hickory in or near y^e Old Corner th: S^o..37..E^t One hund^d & Eighty four poles to a Dead white O. & living one by a path side thence N^o..36....E^t Thirty Six poles to a Stoop^g white Oak by a path Side Corner to a tract Survey'd for William Davis thence S^o — —50°-45′...E^t four hund^d and twelve poles to a red Oak Another Corner of William Davis's Land in Col^o Geo. Fairfax's Line thence S^o 41 W^t Three hund^d & Ninety Eight Poles to a hickory Saplin about 8 pole x the N^o Branch of Bullskin[88] thence N^o..37°...W^t...Two hund^d & Eighty poles to small hickory Saplins about 90 pole from the Corner of the Patent Land a broken top^d red Oak Pits's—Patent thence with his Lines N^o 50 E^t Seventy poles to a red Oak in Stephensons clear'd Ground—thence N^o 5 W^t 242 p to a Corner—Two hund^d & fifty poles to 2 hickorys thence N^o—35°—W^t 160 po. thence N^o 85° 30′ W^t 18 ps- to a Large white Oak by a parcel of Rocks then reduced to a straight Line is N^o...40°-45′..W^t One hund^d & Seventy One po thence N^o...80—W^t Seventy Eight poles to the beg: con^g 810

Lewis Thomas	}	398
William Crawford	}	240
Daniel McKleduff Mr.		158

[88] Bullskin is a small stream which rises within the present boundaries of Jefferson county, West Virginia. George Washington, and also his brothers Lawrence and John Augustine, owned large tracts of land in the vicinity of this stream.

August 21 to 23 1750 Plat drawn
Then Survey'd for Maj^r Lawrence Washington the Waste Land between the Lines of M^r Worthington Davis & T Keys bounded as followeth beg at 4 Sycamores standing on the edge of Worthington's Run being his C: & run thence S^o 72 W^t Twenty eight Poles to a red Oak thence N^o 78° E^t Two hund^d & Ninety four poles to several small Saplins Wor^y beg. Corner thence S^o 20° W^t Two hund^d & Sixty poles to a red Oak, thence N^o 70 W^t One hund^d & twenty poles to a white Oak, thence N^o 20 W^t Two hund^d & Seventy Six poles to a white Oak, Then West Forty five Poles to a white Oak hickory & Walnut S^o 10° W^t Five hund^d & forty poles to a black Oak thence S^o 80° E^t Sixty poles to a white Oak thence N^o 10° E^t 45 poles to a C: of Pitts's Patent Land Eighty Eight poles to a Large hickory in a hallow Corner to y^e L^d Surveyd for Davis & Stephenson thence with their Lines S^o 80° E^t One hund^d poles to a Large white Oak & small hickory thence S^o 37¼° E^t One hund^d & Eighty four poles to 2 white Oaks one of them Dead by a path side thence N^o 36 E^t Thirty Six poles to a stooping white Oak by the S^o path Corner to a Sepe^e Survey made for William Davis thence with his Lines N^o 29¼° E^t One hund^d & fifty Six poles to 2 red Oaks Davis's Corner thence to a Corner of his Patent L^d S^o 54 E^t Six poles a Large red Oak y^e beg. C. of his Patent (his patent Lines being protracted) went to y^e Corner of Samuel Waker's Patent L^d now W a white Oak & run thence along his Line & keys S^o 17 W Three hund^d & thirty four poles to 2 red Oaks where Keys Corner sh^d stand the Courses being protracted thence S^o 72° E^t Two hund^d & four poles to a hickory on the West side a Meadow where Davis's Patent s^d Corner then following the Courses of his patent S W^t One hund^d & Eight poles to a red Oak on y^e side of a hill (y^e patent says a hickory but their is neither Line or Corner to be found) thence N^o 70° W^t One hund^d & forty poles to a black Oak & white Oak Near a glade & on y^e N^o side th: N^o 45° W^t 148 po: to a Large Oak in a small hallow thence N E^t 22 po to a hic: Sap th. N W^t 76 poles to 3 tri. hic near a path th. N^o 82 E^t 82 poles to Davis's patent C^r

Wm Crawford	}	C C
Lewis Thos	}
Daniel McKleduff.

August 23^d 1750 Then survey'd for Maj'^r Law^r Washington of Fairfax County a certain tract of waste and ungranted Land in Frederick joining Worthington's Land and Beg: at the 2^d corner the s^d Worthington's tract a red Oak and extended with his Line N^o 70 W one hundred and twenty poles to white Oak thence leaving his Lines and extended S^o 60 W one hundred and seventy four poles to two white Oaks, one double stand'^g on y'^e side of the Old wag'ⁿ Road thence N^o 80 W fifty Six poles to a white Oak and hic'^ry in Worthingtons Line thence with his Lines S^o 10 W. two hundred poles to a black Oak thence S^o 80 E. Sixty poles to a white Oak thence N^o 10 E_.^t 25 po to a c'^r of Pitts's patent L'^d Eighty eight poles to a large hi'^ry c'^r to a survey known by that of Pitts's now Stephenson's Jr then with these Lines S^o 80 E_.^t one hund'^d poles to a large white Oak and small hic'^ry thence S^o 87¼ E_.^t one hundred & Eighty four poles to two white Oaks one of them dead & stand'^g by a path thence N^o 86 E_.^t thirty six poles to a Sloaping white Oak on the edge of the s'^d path c'^r to a survey made for W^m Davis thence with his Lines N^o 29¼ E^t one hund'^d and fifty six poles to two read Oaks S^o 54 E^t six po to a c'^r of his pat'^d L'^d th: with a Line therof N^o 82 E_.^t 82 po to 3 live hic'^ry thence N^o 10 W. one hund'^d and Eighty four poles and S^o 85 W. One hund'^d and fifteen poles to the Beg: con'^g Six hund'^d and thirteen acres.

Wm Crawford	}	C. C.
Lewis Thos	}
G. Washington[89]

[89] The field notes of this survey, as well as the neatly drawn plat of the land, is on one side of a large, loose foolscap sheet of paper, and all in the handwriting of Washington. As the diagram can easily be reproduced from the notes, no engraving of it is given in this work.

August 24^th & 25^th Plats drawn
Survey'd for Maj^r Law^e Washington y^e following Tract of Land Beg at 3 Sycamores a Corner of Rob^t Worthington's Pa^t L^d & run thence N^o 10° W^t 24 po. to a white Oak another of W C^r thence N^o 5 W^t 24 po. to a hick^y another of W^g C^r th N^o 2 E^t 42 po to a hickory W C thence N^o 24 W^t 64 po to a hic: th., N^o 49° W^t 46 po to a white Oak th S^o W^t 74 poles to a white Oak th S^o 27 W^t 28 poles to a white Oak & hickory th: N^o 65 W^t 178 poles to a red Oak th North 158 to a red O. th West 50 po to a white Oak th N^o 110 poles to a white Oak & red Oak on y^e East side a glade another Corner of his Patent L^d also a Corner of his Survey th with those Lines N^o 89 E^t 208 po to a Large red Oak & small hickory th N^o 19¼ E^t 262 poles to 3 Locusts in a Bottom thence leaving his Lines & run th N^o 83° E^t 18 po to a Double hickory near a Limestone Rock Henry Bradshaws Corner th: with his Lines S^o 70 E^t 210 po to 3 hick^ys and a Locust 4 poles from a Large red Oak on a Level Bradshaws Corner th N^o 20 E^t 68 po to a white Oak on a Level in Bradshaws Line th S^o 50¼ E^t 137 po to Captⁿ Rutherfords beg Corner of his p^t L^d a white Oak th with his Lines S^o 22 W^t 255 po to a red Oak and white Oak thence S^o 68° E^t 94 poles to a Dead red Oak 2 small hick^ys & a Locust Rutherfords C^r also C^r to Walter Sherley th: with Sherley's Line S^o 13° E^t 310 po to a Scubby red Oak Sherley's & Nath^l Thomas's Corner th. with Thomas's Lines West One hund^d & twenty poles to a red Oak and white Oak th S^o 240 poles to 2 red Oaks & an hic. Tho^s C^r in Keys's Line th with Keys's Line N^o 72 W^t Two hund^d & fifty Six poles to a white Oak on Worth^g River near the Mill thence N^o 2. 30 E^t 110 poles to y^e beg.