Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court April 1783
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: April 1783

                   April 10th, 1783.

Present: Geo. Skillern, James Barnett, Wm. Walton, Samuel Todd & Wm. Hamilton,
Gent. Justices.

    Ordered that 2 lbs. & 11 pence bo allowed James Robinson for 2 1/2 bushels
corn, and 204 lbs. of flour furnished for publick use.

    Richard Salisbery is exempted from paying Parish County levies in future
account of his age & infirmity.

    Uriah Humphries apptd. Deputy Sheriff.

    Delegates instructed to alter the court day from the second Thursday to the
second Tuesday, it being inconvenient on account of adjacent courts.

    James Barnett, Senr., is exempted from poll tax.

    Wm. Davidson, Dep. Sheriff, returned a list of six delinquents and thirteen
supernumeraries in the tax of 1782, and which are ordered to be certified.

    James Mason the same for 28 delinquents the same as above.

    Ordered that it be cortified to Honl. the General Court that collection of
taxes in hands of Sheriff be delayed for a reasonable time, it being deemed that
his accounts with the Treasurer could sooner be made than if execution issued
against the Sheriff.

    Ordered that Sheriff summon 24 of the most capable freeholders to appear at
next May court to serve as a Grand Jury of Inquest for this County.

   Wm. McClenachan gave bond in 10 lbs. to appear before the next Grand Jury on
behalf of the Commonwealth to prosecute Wm. Francis for keeping an unlawful house.


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
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United States of America

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