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Orange County Indexed

Road order: John Woods

May 1794 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed John Woods as road overseer, replacing Robert Smith.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
May 1794 term
People
Road hands
Robert Smith; James Clarks
Places
James Clarks; fork of the 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 559
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1794 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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