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Road order: Christopher Barbee

26 February 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court assigned named workers to Christopher Barbee’s road.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
February 1796 term, 26 February 1796
People
Road hands
Hardy Morgan; Jacob Flowers; Christopher Barbee; Jno Scott; Widow Sears; Jno Sears; Albert Sears; Dan’l Booth; Jno Moore

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 5, page 79
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1796 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 30003, “County Court Minutes, 1795–1804” (State Archives film).
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