{"product_id":"117-nc257","title":"Land Warrants of Guilford County, North Carolina, 1778-1932","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuilford County was formed in 1770 from Rowan County and Orange Counties. Acquiring a land warrant is the second process in a settler acquiring these vacant lands at the time. These 2,847 abstracts of material are arranged as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe number at the beginning is the file or shuck number.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ename (or names) on the cover of the shuck followed by the number of acres indicated. Sometimes there are two numbers of acres because the grant and survey were not for the same number of acres.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eabstract of the warrant including warrant number, date, entry taker’s name, person making the entry, number of acres, waterway on which the land was, and description including names of neighbors. This description should be identical to the description in the entry book. So for the missing land entries, we can determine what was in the land entry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003enumber of acres surveyed, date of survey, surveyor’s name, and names of chain carriers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egrant number and grant date. It will be noticed that the grants are not in numerical order.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebeginning with grants issued about 1795, we find additional receipts in most shucks. These receipts are from the state Treasurer or Comptroller and indicate the state’s portion of grant fees (or purchase money) has been paid.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbert Bruce Pruitt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(2000), 2026, index, 520 pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780944992746\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e117-NC257\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Southern Historical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43950265172086,"sku":"117-NC257","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1654\/3033\/files\/SHP-logo-1500px-117-NC257.png?v=1785943438","url":"https:\/\/heritagebooks.com\/products\/117-nc257","provider":"Heritage Books, Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}