Cumberland County, NC - John Matthews - Act to Erect Gate ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An Act to authorise John Matthews to erect a gate on the public road leading to Matthew's ferry, in the county of Cumberland Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That John Matthews be, and he is hereby authorised and empowered to erect a gate across the public road leading to Matthews' ferry, in the county of Cumberland, on the north west side of the Cape Fear river, and about one mile above the Clarendon bridge, subject to the same rules, regulations, restrictions and immunities, as other gates are in like manner authorised. Source: NC Archives Public and Private Laws of North Carolina 1823-26 Chapter LXXXIX Page 64 ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Guy Potts - gpotts1@nc.rr.com ______________________________________________________________________