1790 NC Land Survey Plat Signed by Continental Congress Rep Wm Sharpe Map Seal

Up for auction or purchase is an exceptional piece of early American and North Carolina history: an **authentic, handwritten 1790 land survey plat** from **Iredell County, North Carolina**.

This document traces a **100-acre land tract** surveyed for early pioneer **Francis Johnston** and features a beautifully detailed, hand-drawn geometric plat map in the top-right corner mapping out the plot's physical boundaries. The script mentions prominent local landscape markers of the era, including references to a hickory tree, a white oak, and a red oak tree.

### Dimensions & Specifications:

* **Document Size:** Measures approximately **6.5” x 7.5”**

* **Frame Size:** Measures approximately **11.75” x 14.25”**

### About the Signatory: William Sharpe (Signed "Wm. Sharpe C.S.")

The document is personally hand-signed at the bottom right by **William Sharpe** in his official capacity as the County Surveyor ("C.S."). Sharpe was a monumental figure in early American and North Carolina history:

* **Continental Congress Delegate:** He served as a patriot delegate to the Continental Congress from 1779 to 1781. Documents bearing signatures from members of the Continental Congress carry a massive premium for autograph and political history collectors.

* **Framed the NC Constitution:** He was a key delegate to the Provincial Congress at Halifax in 1776, directly helping to write and frame North Carolina's very first state constitution.

* **Pioneer Surveyor & Town Founder:** A highly skilled cartographer, Sharpe layout the original street grid system for the town of Statesville in 1789—just one year before this document was drafted.

* **Father of UNC:** In 1784, Sharpe became the first legislator in North Carolina history to formally draft and propose a bill to establish a state university, paving the structural path for the founding of the University of North Carolina (UNC).

### Key Collectible Features:

* **Embossed State Seal:** The upper portion of the parchment…