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From: "Barbara Vines Little, CG" <>
Subject: Re: [DMU] Re: Placing deeds on maps
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 08:52:32 -0500
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How big too big. If it is twice as big, you may have a conversion
problem, although I have only run into this with chains where the
surveyor was using a one-pole chain instead of a two pole chain.

Barbara Vines Little, CG
Dominion Research Services
PO Box 1273
Orange, VA 22960

540-832-3473 (7-10 p.m.; all day Sunday)




wrote:

>The land grant I am trying to place is in (today) City of Chesapeake, next to
>Norfolk Va. The date is 1693. The measurements are in rods. I can place the
>grant (after rotating quite a bit) but trying to line up the Northwest River
>and Indian Creek. They are both mentioned in the grant. The overall
>configuration seems to be right just oversized so that the creek and river lines do not
>match the maps size. Too big of a plat for the map. The bends in the creek are
>approximately the right alignment just too large. The location today is known
>as the Northwest River Park. beautiful location. AM I making sense. How do I
>get the two (plat and map) to match the contours of the creek and river? Thank
>you,
>Pat Blend
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