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Road order: James Robinson

25 August 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed James Robinson as road overseer, replacing Jno Woods Jr.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
August 1791 term, 25 August 1791
People
Road hands
Jno Woods Jr; Tho Griffins; David Allisons
Places
Tho Griffins Spring branch; David Allisons

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 367
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1791 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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