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

                        October 10th, 1783.
    Present: Geo. Skillern, Revd. Adam Smyth, Joseph Martin, Wm. Walton & Jos.
Looney, Gent. Justices.

    Whereas Wm. Terry was formerly recommended to act as Captain in the room of
Captain Martin who was supposed then to be about to remove out of this County,
but it now appearing that the said Martin proposes to continue the appointment
of said Terry is set aside and the said Martin is continued in his office and
Jesse Chamblin is appointed Lieutenant under said Martin.

    Hercules Ogle allowed 12/6 for one hundred weight of flour for use of the
State.

    Leonard Huff, Robert Beavers and Job Hallbring ordered to view the way
proposed for a road from the widow Tosh's to intersect a road in Little River
leading from the lead mines to Richmond and make report thereof to court.

    Sheriff of this County ordered to summon 24 of the most capable & discreet
freeholders in this County to appear at the next November Court to serve as a
Grand Jury of Inquest for the body of this County.

   Elijah McClenachan allowed five pounds for attending a Continental soldier in
the small pox.


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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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