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**Rare Early South Carolina Survey, Joseph Purcell and John Diamond dated 23rd April 1789,
State of South Carolina. The above plat represents the form & marks, Buttings and Boundings of a Tract of Land situated on the west side of Wassamassaw Swamp in the District of Charleston, contained in the whole two thousand and fourteen acres by this survey, being part of a thousand acres formerly Granted to John Ashby, & by him conveyed to Abraham Dupont (deceased) March 2nd 1725, which now consists of seventy one acres of swamp, sixty one acres of oak and Hickory land; and eighty two acres of prime land belonging to James Heyward Esquire. Resurveyed the 23rd day April 1789 by John Diamond

The survey of the above Tract of Land was taken by Mr. Diamond at the Instance of Joseph Purcell, Surveyor

The hand-drawn survey drawing in pencil and blue and black inks with "nota bene"
Swamp fit for the culture of rice...............71 acres
high Land fit for Indigo & provision......60 acres
timber Land............................................................82 acres
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Amount...........214 acres

The verso inscribed: James Heyward Esqr, 24 Acres on Wassamassaw Swamp, surveyed by John Diamond, C.D. (Charleston District) St. James Goose Creek
And later ink stamp PARKER PAPERS

Provenance: Dr. & Mrs. C.G. Hopper, Jr. Collection

Other Notes: The South Carolina Department of Archives and History retains a copy of this original survey (B.4, P114) Record identifier: Series:L10005, Reel:0002, Plat:01466

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