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Road order: Charles Strayhorn

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

The court appointed Charles Strayhorn as road overseer.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
November 1811 term, 29 November 1811
People
Road hands
William Stovall; John Turner; Jos Gwinn; George Copley; Rob’t Pendergrass; Thomas Christian; Joshua Standiford; William Chizenhall; Samuel Peeler; Samuel Wair; David Vickers; Joshua Horn; May Deserne; Benjamin Peeler; Will P Mangum
Places
Benjamin Peelers Cross road to Will P Mangum

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 291
  • 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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