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Orange County Indexed

Road order: Robert Cheek

May 1814 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Robert Cheek as road overseer.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
May 1814 term
People
Road hands
William Andrews; John Adams
Places
William Andrews; John Adams’

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 551
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1814 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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