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Road order: Jacob Summers

February 1810 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Jacob Summers as road overseer, replacing George Strader.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
February 1810 term
People
Road hands
George Strader
Places
Shallow ford on Haw river; Guilford 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 8, page 40
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1810 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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