By Albert Bruce Pruitt, published in 2012 and reprinted in 2026, this 423-page, E-BOOK, 8 1/2" x 11", indexed, ISBN 978-0-94499-999-5. This book covers the creation of Lincoln County in 1779 from Tryon and Burke Counties. It features abstracts of warrants and surveys from shucks (files). Each survey includes the name of the new landowner and acreage, an abstract of the warrant with its number and date as found in the shuck, the survey date and surveyor followed by an abstract of the description and names of chain carriers, and the grant number and date along with whether the state fee was paid.
