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Road order: John Strayhorn, Pattersons

25 May 1790 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed John Strayhorn road overseer, replacing Lewis P[hebus?] on the Hillsborough–Pattersons route.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
May 1790 term, 25 May 1790
People
Road hands
Lewis P[hebus?]; Wm Couchs
Places
Hillsbo’g; Widow Pattersons

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 280
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1790 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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