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Orange County Indexed

Road order: William McCauley

26 August 1812 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed William McCauley as road overseer, replacing Jehu Bird.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
August 1812 term, 26 August 1812
People
Road hands
Jehu Bird; John Reeves
Places
McCauley’s Store; Buckhorn

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 389
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1812 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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