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Orange County Indexed

Road order: Tho Durham

29 August 1789 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Tho Durham as road overseer, replacing Jno Cates.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
August 1789 term, 29 August 1789
People
Road hands
Jno Cates
Places
the widow Moores; the Watters of new hope Woods road?

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 239
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1789 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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