Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court August 1790
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: August 1790

August 10, 1790.

    Benjamin Rowe discontinued as Deputy Clerk.

    Samuel Holt licensed to practice law in this Court.

    Robert White licensed to practice law in this Court.

    The Grand Jury presented the following;

    Jacob Pickle, stirring up an affray;

    Patrick Butler, same;

    John Hamilton, assault and battery committed on James Martin Early.

    Patrick Butler placed under bond for good behavior.

    John Hamilton placed under bond for good behavior.


August 14, 1790.

    View taken of road up Jennen's Creek from the Seven Mile Tree to the Bedford
Line.

    John Smith appointed Surveyor of the Road.

    View taken of wagon road from Town of Fincastle to Rockbridge County line,
near house of Edward Biggs.

    Joseph Paxton, Surveyor of the Road, ordered to put and keep the bridge in
repair over Beaver Dam Creek.

    Deputy State's Attorney ordered to proceed against former Clerks of this
County for their neglect of duty while in said office.

    John McElwain appointed guardian of James Brownlee, orphan son of Alexander
Brownlee, decd. Patrick Lockhart and Matthew Wilson securities.

    View taken of several ways proposed for wagon road from house of Abraham
McConnell through McAfee's Gap to Sinking Creek.

    Christian Vineyard appointed Surveyor of the Road.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Annals of Southwest Virginia
1769-1800

BY LEWIS PRESTON SUMMERS

Member of American Historical Association, Virginia Historical Society; Alumnus
University of Virginia and Tulane University (Louisiana); Member American Bar
Association, Virginia State Bar Association

Author of

HISTORY OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
1740-1786

WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA
1777-1870

PUBLISHED BY
LEWIS PRESTON SUMMERS
ABINGDON, VIRGINIA
1929

COPYRIGHT, 1929, BY
LEWIS PRESTON SUMMERS

MANUFACTURED COMPLETE BY THE
KINGSPORT PRESS
KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
United States of America

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