Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court November 1787 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 29, 2007, 12:15 am Source: Annals Of S W Virginia Written: November 1787 November 13, 1787. The Grand Jury returned the following presentments: James McCarroll toll as a miller. Wallace Estill for not keeping road in repair. Robert Shaddon for profane swearing two oaths. Peter Dierly the same for three oaths and a curse. Geo. Keezle, Henry Buford and Charles Davidson for unlawful gaming. Jacob Carper for permitting unlawful gaming in his tavern. November 14, 1787. William Taylor placed under bond for his good behavior for 12 months and 1 day. William Taylor fined 10 pounds for insulting and abusing Samuel Walker, Surveyor, in the execution of his office. William Taylor fined for contempt of court. Geo. Deal allowed 6 shillings for bringing the county weights from Mr. Harvey's Iron Works to this Town. November 15, 1787. Joel Walker took the oath of Deputy Sheriff. November 17, 1787. David May, Clerk of the Court, allowed 5 pounds for copying and furnishing the Sheriff with list of taxable property for the year 1786. 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 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/botetourt/court/minutes155gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb