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Road order: John McCanles

27 August 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed John McCanles as road overseer, replacing James Baldridge.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
August 1788 term, 27 August 1788
People
Road hands
James Baldridge; James Clerks
Places
Caswell line; James Clerks

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 155
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1788 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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