Robeson County NcArchives Court.....Minutes, Court 1797
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County court minutes 1797-1813, North Carolina, Superior Court 
(Robeson County)

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(/)rdered that Archibald McCrimmon be exempt from paying tax on two hundred 
acres of land which he is charged with above his possession

Court adjourned until tomorrow nine o'clock

Thursday July the 6th 1797

Court met according to adjournment

Present the worshipful Nickolas Powell George Moore and Thomas Barnes Esquires

Murdock McInnis Daniel McCollum James Alford Thomas ? Richard Wilkinson Donald 
McDonald and Lewis Powell fined 16s? each for their nonattendance as jurors 
this term and John Hawthorn? 4s? for his nonattendance one day  

Ordered that the hands that were formerly ordered to work on the creek work 
under the following overseers from the south line to Sundays? landing John 
Lewis from Sundays landing to Hawthorns old field William Ashley from 
Hawthorns old field to meadow landing Benjamin Lewis from meadow landing to 
horse Bluff Joshua Hawthorn from horse bluff to Lumberton Benjamin Smith (/) 
that a copy of this order be sent to each overseer and and that Jacob Lee 
hereafter work under Benjamin Benjamin Lewis - and also that the families of 
the longs and the Stricklands work on the river under John Lewis

John Blount and Samuel Biggs allowed thirty two shillings each for their 
attendance four days each as constable this term

On the representation of John Dow Treasurer of the publick buildings 
respecting the old gaol that it appears said gaol is not in a situation to 
confine prisoners the court recommends the gaol be sold at publick sale giving 
six months credit with approved security to be removed of the publick 
buildings square

Ordered the sheriff to summon the following as jurors for the next term, to 
wit Elisha Harrel Samuel Edwards Newit Pitman John Barnes Joshua Hawthorn John 
Little Wm Regan Wm Humphrey Angus Black Angus McGill Samuel Bridgers Wm 
Thompson / H Swamp / George Thenor Neil Buie Angus Gilchrist Needom Rowland 
Archibald McNeil Charles Powell Wright Legatt John Williams James Stevens 
Joseph Atkins Tarlor Aguien? Malcom McNeil Neal McAlpin Duncan McArthur Duncan 
McEachern William Baxley Landers Carlisle & Randol Curry

John Dow appointed county treasurer of the publick buildings, entered into 
bond of five hundred pounds with John McKay and Joseph Wood? his securities

Ordered that Jacob and Philip Blount keep open a road from Philip Blounts to 
the marsh of the raft swa[mp] (/) McMillans? Mills


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