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Road order

November 1793 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed a jury to survey the most convenient route between Hillsborough and the University.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
November 1793 term
Road jury
Jno Gattis; Jno Craig; James Craig Sr; Jno Strain; Alex’r Strain; James Craig Jr; John Caldwell; James Gaddis; Alex’r Gattes; Jos Kirkland; John Freeland; Wm Blackwood; Wm Burnes; Wm Strayhorn; Wm McCauley
Places
Hillsborough; University

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 505
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1793 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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