Joy,
Unfortunately that won't work for this deed. It was written in 1891. I
have some of the surrounding deeds and am hoping once I get them mapped
out, that it will become clear how this one is supposed to look.
Teresa Ghee Elliott
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-----Original Message-----
From: FISHER,JOY R [mailto:jfisher@ucla.edu]
Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 10:25 PM
To: DEED-MAPPER-USERS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [DMU] What do you do when the plat doesn't close correctly
In addition to the patents that are on-line, the survey books are
available on microfilm complete with the surveyor's plat map. When all
else fails, you can check the survey book against the patent.
I have one that looks like a pretzel that I will double check the next
time I go to my local FHC
On Mon, 31 Mar 2003, Lee Hoffman wrote:
Teresa Ghee Elliott wrote:
>I have checked and double checked the coordinates and directions and
the
>plat does not close properly. I am assuming it was just recorded
wrong.
>How do other's handle these kinds of deed plats?
Hi Teresa -
The plat should close properly if it is anywhere close (I forget the
actual
distance). When I have one of these, I usually try to plot it
roughly
with
pencil and paper. Then I can usually see where either I am wrong or,
more
likely, the coordinates were recorded incorrectly. Then I can
adjust
the
coordinates as needed. If the closure distance is great, I will
often add
a closing entry where I can annotate it showing that it is my
addition. In
either case, I do annotate any of my changes.
Sometimes reviewing the neighboring plots or later deeds for the same
property can show the corrections needed.
Hope this helps -
Lee Hoffman/KY
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