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Road order: Matthias Holstead

25 November 1806 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Matthias Holstead replaced Henry Kime as overseer of the Salisbury–Raleigh road section from the Guilford County line to David Kennady’s plantation.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
November 1806 term, 25 November 1806
People
Road hands
Henry Kime; David Kennady
Places
Salisbury; Raleigh; Guilford County line

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 7, page 200
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1806 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 30004, “County Court Minutes, 1805–1814” (State Archives film).
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