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deed (dd)
n.
1. Something that is carried out; an act or action.
2. A usually praiseworthy act; a feat or exploit.
3. Action or performance in general: Deeds, not words, matter most.
and more to the point of this discussion
4. Law A document sealed as an instrument of bond, contract, or conveyance, especially relating to property.
Quite correct about Tennessee, also Kentucky, all of the 13 original colonies, and much of Florida and Texas. Metes and Bounds was used almost exclusively in these areas, whereas the the territories and states created out of the NW territories and later laws were mostly subject to the Govt survey set up.
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