Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court April 1790
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: April 1790

April 13, 1790.

    Robert Sutlington appointed Surveyor of the Highway.

    Dennis Callaghan, Valentine White, Richard Morris and Robert Armstrong
appointed Surveyors of the Road.

    Dubartis Shepherd appointed Surveyor of the Road.

    Baker Davidson recommended as Captain of the Militia.

    William Eakin, son of Redmond Eakin, same.

    Joseph Eakin, same as Lieut.


April 14, 1790.

    James Mason recommended as Captain of the Militia.

    James Armstrong took oath of a Captain of the Militia.

    James Breckenridge, same.

    Richard Mossis, Gent., resigns as Justice of the Peace.

    Ordered that William Craddock convey the widow Troutten from the house of
Robert Anderson to his own house within three days, it appearing that the said
Widow Troutten was left at this court house by said Craddock.

    View ordered of best way for a wagon road from the Big Lick to the Bedford
county line.

    Samuel Todd appointed Sheriff by Gov. Beaverly Randolph and gave bond, Wm.
McClenachan, Robert Harvey and Jas. Breckenridge, securities.

    William Taylor and John Craig admitted as under sheriffs.

    James Lash (alias Lashells) held for trial in the District Court on charge
of passing in payment dollars of base material.

    Thomas Miller, Thomas Overstreet and Moses Pedan placed under bond to appear
as witnesses against James Lash (alias Lashells).


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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