Amanuensis Monday~Charles Dry Land Grant #3036

Amanuensis Monday is a genealogy blogging theme. It was started by John Newmark who writes the TransylvanianDutch blog.His definition of Amanuensis is:
Amanuensis: A person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another.Today’s subject is a Land Grant #3036-Charles Dry, 1831.¹


Charles Dry Grant No. 3036
State of North Carolina Know ye that we for and in consideration of the sum of Ten dollars for every Hundred acres hereby Granted paid into our Treasury by Charles Dry Have Given and Granted and by these presents do Give and Grant unto the said Charles Dry a tract of Land containing three acres lying and being in the County of Anson Joining his own Land on the South Side of Rocky Rivers Beginning at his corner ash on the River Bank and runs No. 27 Wt. 30 chains to a stake on the Bank of the Thoroughfare then down the various courses of the Thoroughfare and Rocky River to the Beginning. Entered 12^th day of April 1831
At Raleigh the 6^th day of February in the 56^th year of our Independence and in the year of our Lord 1832. 
By ?? Wm. Hill Secretary                        M. Stokes

The Anson County Land Deed shows this land to be only 3 acres; but, the NC Land Grant page shows this tract to be 30 acres of land. 


Transcription:
State of North Carolina
No. 3036 Know ye that we have granted unto Charles Dry three[thirty] acres of land in Anson County joining his own land on the South side of Rocky Rivers Beginning at his corner ash on the river bank and runs North twenty seven West thirty chains to a stake on the Bank of the Thoroughfare then Down the Various Courses of the thoroughfare and Rocky River to the Beginning. Entered the 12th day of April 1831. To hold to the said Charles Dry his heirs and afsigns forever. Dated the 6th Day of February 1832.
Wm. Hill, Secretary                                              M. Stokes 
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[1] North Carolina, Deed Book: 'Y': page 87, Charles Dry Grant No. 3036; Register of Deeds, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina.
[2] http://www.nclandgrants.com/grant/?mars=12.14.27.6907&qid=191441&rn=1