Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court July 1787
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: July 1787

July 10, 1787.

   License granted David Reece to keep an ordinary at his house.

   Philip Spickerd appointed to take charge of the weights and measures in this
County.

   License granted Wm. Royall to keep a retail store in this County.

   Uriah Humphries, same.

   David May exempted from paying taxes on his late Negro Alise for the present
year.

   James McFarran granted leave to include Lands in one survey.

   Christ. Haines appointed Overseer of the road in place of Adam Peck.

   Joseph Paxton took the oath as Captain of the Militia.

   Samuel McClure, same.

   Jean Savage, orphan of May Savage, decd, bound to Robert Dolridge.

   Joseph Pryor appointed Surveyor of the Road in place of Uriah Humphries.

   Ordered that the Sheriff summon John Harris, Jas. Snodgrass, Christian
Haldeman, John Greybill, Amos Clark, Thos. Willson, Isaac Snodgrass, Pt.
Snodgrass, Saml. Peary, James Crawford and John Camion to show cause why they
should not be fined for not giving a list of their taxable property.

   Benjamin Kelly, Craigs Creek, exempted from payment of Parish and County
levies.


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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