Deed #1 - Jno. & Elizabeth Herring to Elias White 
December 11, 1851 - Book A, Page 117 (1000 Acres)

1000 acres beginning at a stake from which S 50 degrees E a ??? [torn]
White Oak lettered H it being the N W C of a survey made
in the name of J. S. Herring including 818 acres and 182 acres
poles from thence E 368 poles to a stake the N E C of the said
Herring tract from thence S 177 poles to a stake on Hales
W line from thence E 162 poles to 2 large pines on said [folded over]
E B L and on W M Elliotts W line Thence S 179 poles to a H [ick-ory? folded over]
ory lettered A. H. crossing Herring Creek at 164 poles                [from? folded over]
Thence W 530 poles to a stake from Thence N 356 poles              [to? Folded over]
The beginning. 2 survey’s in name of J. S. Herring                       [and? Folder over]
one in name of Ann Hale or a part hereof of the latter
Acknowledged by Jeremiah Bobo witness Jany 29, 185                 [1? – folded over]
Before J. H. Smithers, Clk. C. C. o B. C. The above acknowledgement
was Dec 11, 1851 J. H. Smithers, Clk.

MIKE’S INTERPRETATION OF THE ACRONYMS/ ABBREVIATIONS:
E =           East
H =          Probably Herring Survey
N W C = North West Corner
W B L = West Border Line
S =           South
N E C =   North East Corner
W =        West
E B L =   East Border Line
A. H. =   Ann Hale
Poles =   16.5 Feet
N =         North
C. C. o B. C. = Court Clerk of Bowie County
Mkd =   Marked

286 acres balance of Nancy Hale survey (after giving heirs
one hundred acres out of same) to said Susan Creed for taking
care of me as long as I live. Proven by the oath of Jno. M.
Robinson June 3, 1873. A. G. Hoskins clerk

Bargain sell & convey 100 acres, and at the same time donate and
present One Hundred and ten acres and out of the same survey
out of my estate described as follows Beginning at the N E C of
J. S. Herring on the W B L of Mrs Hale thence W with said Herring
980 v to a corner pine mkd x thence S 1210 v a new line to a
Corner pine mkd x an the S of Herring Creek Thence E 980 v
To a Corner Red Oak on the E B of said Herring Survey
Mkd x Thence N. with said Herring line 1210 v to the beginning
Proven by oath of of J B McWhirter witness 5 June 1873
Before A G Hoskins, Clerk of C B C.

Notes:
These above three deeds, were found at Stewart Title Company in 
Texarkana Texas, by cousin Gene Lynch.  The were copies from the
originals before the fire destroyed the Bowie County Court House in 
1879, thus are the only records of detail of Elias White's Land transactions.

Susan Creed, of course, is Elias's daughter, he was living with her the last
years of his life, and some of his property sales to Susan were to pay for
the care she provided during his blindness. 

Deed #1 - They spelled Elias as Ellis.  Note also, that Jeremiah Bobo, 
is on this deed, he was the son-in-law of Elias, who married his Hester
White.