Edward M. Glenn Gets 7,500 Acres from Thomas Haynes (Areas G2 and G3)
As a fellow land speculator in Jackson County, Edward M. Glenn had multiple dealings with Thomas Haynes, all of which are somewhat puzzling to a reader 160 years later. (We have only the deeds for evidence, and no records of their personal discussions, of course.) As mentioned repeatedly, Glenn had purchased the upper 7,000 acres of the Musquiz Grant land from Joseph Coddington before Haynes bought the remainder at a tax sale. The deed for Haynes’ purchase of the Musquiz Grant land (Book 1, page 27) mentioned only Haynes as the bidder and owner. Two years later (August 23, 1850), however, a new deed was recorded (Book D, page 63), stating that Haynes and Glenn both had been involved in the deal, and that Haynes was turning over 6,000 acres of the Musquiz Grant land to Glenn, free of charge. This land was supposed to be in two separate tracts, each of which was to contain 3,000 acres, but it turned out that the total area was more on the order of 7,500 acres, as explained below.
Glenn Gets 5,000 Acres (Area G3)
The first area (G3) specified in the deed is shown on the lower left side of the map. The boundaries of the area were fairly clearly specified in the deed and left no room for adjustment in order to yield exactly 3,000 acres. Someone grossly miscalculated on this one, because Google Maps shows that the area is over 5,000 acres! Some allowance may have been made for the fact that the land along the mouth of Garcitas Creek is marshy, but overall, most of the area was high ground and usable, so this tract was noticeably over-sized. It is puzzling that two land dealers with reasonably accurate surveying technology could have missed this one so badly. Perhaps they weren’t willing to pay for a new survey. Haynes had not paid much for the land (only 3/10 of a cent per acre), so making a small mistake (he thought) in dividing it with Glenn may not have been important to him.
Glenn Gets 2,500 Acres (Area G2)
The second area (G2) is on the middle left of the map. The lower boundaries were firmly set in the deed, and two of the boundary lines correspond to two sides of the 1,000 acre tract sold to James Stone. Even though this land transaction occurred before the Stone transaction, the Stone survey had been completed prior to this deal and was used in setting the boundaries of the current transaction. The placement of the upper boundary was adjustable in order to yield exactly 3,000 acres, but the area turned out to be only about 2,500 acres. The upper boundary abuts the Haynes place land, so some serious negotiations must have taken place to determine the exact boundary lines, as we see next.
As a fellow land speculator in Jackson County, Edward M. Glenn had multiple dealings with Thomas Haynes, all of which are somewhat puzzling to a reader 160 years later. (We have only the deeds for evidence, and no records of their personal discussions, of course.) As mentioned repeatedly, Glenn had purchased the upper 7,000 acres of the Musquiz Grant land from Joseph Coddington before Haynes bought the remainder at a tax sale. The deed for Haynes’ purchase of the Musquiz Grant land (Book 1, page 27) mentioned only Haynes as the bidder and owner. Two years later (August 23, 1850), however, a new deed was recorded (Book D, page 63), stating that Haynes and Glenn both had been involved in the deal, and that Haynes was turning over 6,000 acres of the Musquiz Grant land to Glenn, free of charge. This land was supposed to be in two separate tracts, each of which was to contain 3,000 acres, but it turned out that the total area was more on the order of 7,500 acres, as explained below.
Glenn Gets 5,000 Acres (Area G3)
The first area (G3) specified in the deed is shown on the lower left side of the map. The boundaries of the area were fairly clearly specified in the deed and left no room for adjustment in order to yield exactly 3,000 acres. Someone grossly miscalculated on this one, because Google Maps shows that the area is over 5,000 acres! Some allowance may have been made for the fact that the land along the mouth of Garcitas Creek is marshy, but overall, most of the area was high ground and usable, so this tract was noticeably over-sized. It is puzzling that two land dealers with reasonably accurate surveying technology could have missed this one so badly. Perhaps they weren’t willing to pay for a new survey. Haynes had not paid much for the land (only 3/10 of a cent per acre), so making a small mistake (he thought) in dividing it with Glenn may not have been important to him.
Glenn Gets 2,500 Acres (Area G2)
The second area (G2) is on the middle left of the map. The lower boundaries were firmly set in the deed, and two of the boundary lines correspond to two sides of the 1,000 acre tract sold to James Stone. Even though this land transaction occurred before the Stone transaction, the Stone survey had been completed prior to this deal and was used in setting the boundaries of the current transaction. The placement of the upper boundary was adjustable in order to yield exactly 3,000 acres, but the area turned out to be only about 2,500 acres. The upper boundary abuts the Haynes place land, so some serious negotiations must have taken place to determine the exact boundary lines, as we see next.