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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [DMU] underlining in deed descriptions
Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:20:23 -0400
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wrote:
>I have come across metes and bounds descriptions that reads as follows
>with each of the numbers underlined. What does this mean?
>
>thence along center of County road with following courses
>S 56 30 E, 84 feet
>S 29 30 E, 99 feet
>S 12 15 W, 242 feet
>S 5 30 W, 113 feet
>S 24 00 W, 146 feet
>
>
>Earlier descriptions have read N 50 degrees 30', or N 41 degrees 00
>(underline) E, 159.5 feet. or " (underlined).
>
>Are the above underlined numbers proportional amount of degrees?

First, as you have probably seen by now, no underlining came
through. Only plain text should be sent to a RootsWeb.com list as
all messages are filter to prevent problems . This filtering removes
any encoding, graphics, and the like.

I would assume that you underlined the numbers between the S and E or
W. If so, then yes, the numbers are probably degrees and
minutes. For example, 56 degrees, 30 minutes. This, of course, may
be converted to 56.5 for decimal use.

Hope this helps -

Lee Hoffman/KY
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