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Road order

November 1817 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The county trustee was ordered to pay Charles Partin for building bridges across Ben’s Creek and New hope.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
November 1817 term
Road hands
Charles Partin
Justices
Abram Craig; William Barbee; Dennis Hargiss
Places
Ben’s Creek; New hope
Amounts
One hundred & Sixty nine dollars & one half

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 426
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1817 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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