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Road order: Jehu Bird

November 1816 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

On Jehu Bird’s road petition, the court confirmed the jury report and ordered compensation to Perry Sutton for damage to his land.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
November 1816 term
People
Road hands
Perry Sutton
Amounts
fifteen pounds

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 9, page 269
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1816 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 30005, “County Court Minutes, 1815–1826” (State Archives film).
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