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Road order: James Hasting

1 March 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed James Hasting as road overseer, replacing Moses Austin.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
February 1787 term, 1 March 1787
People
Road hands
Moses Austin; William Mortisses
Places
Eno River; Town ford; William Mortisses

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Minute book 4, page 8
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1787 term
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).
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