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Road order: Thomas Armstrong

29 November 1811 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Thomas Armstrong as road overseer.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
November 1811 term, 29 November 1811
People
Road hands
John Paul; Thomas Bane; James Thompson; James Lindly; Martin Palmer; John Finley; William Crouch; Stephen Gray; James Petty; John Thompson; William Palmer; Rich’d Thompson; James Hart; Thomas Campbell; William Elliott
Places
the fork North of Hillsboro to the fork at William Elliotts

Reading note: The source contained uncertain readings or sic-marked wording; spellings and repeated names were preserved. One or more names or identifying annotations were uncertain in the transcription.

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 286
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1811 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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