Murfree's Lessee v. Logan and Others

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Upon the trial in the circuit court it appeared, that the plaintiff claimed under a grant to Hardy Murfree, dated July 10th 1788.

The defendants produced a grant, under which they claimed, dated December 6th 1794, founded on an entry in John Armstrong’s office, in these words, “ No. 1822 April 23d, 1784, Robert Archibald enters 1500 acres of land in Wilson’s valley, lying between the head waters of Caney Spring, and Big Harpeth, marked I W at the head of a spring upon a white oak, being the corner of four entries, running north and west for compliment.” Ebinezar Alexander deposed…