Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court April 1773
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: April 1773

    At a court held at Botetourt Court House the 3rd day of April, 1773 for the
examination of James Byrnsides on suspicion of his having feloniously murdered
John Morehead.

    Present: Robert Breckenridge, James Trimble, Benja. Hawkins, George
Skillern, Andw. Woods and Matthew Arbuckle, Gent.

    The proceedings in this case appearing to be irregular and contrary to law,
the prosecution is dismissed and it is ordered that the prisoner be discharged
out of custody and set at liberty.

    This court is adjd.   These proceedings were signed.
                                  Robt. Breckenridge


At a court held for Botetourt County 13th day of April, 1773.
    Present: Robert Breckenridge, John Maxwell, Andrw. Woods and Benjamin
Hawkins, Gentlemen.

    Wm. Wooloy presented in court a certificate for nine hundred and two pounds
of hemp raised by him and proved the same according to law, which is ordered to
be certified.

    John Kelsey the same for seventeen hundred and ninety three pounds of hemp.

    Moses Kelsey the same for nine hundred and eleven pounds of ditto.

    Hugh Moore the same for six hundred and one pounds of ditto.

    Samuel Linsay the same for six hundred and nineteen pounds of ditto.

    Wm. Neelly the same for eighteen hundred and nineteen pounds of ditto.

    John Brown the same for one thousand & sixteen pounds of ditto.

    John Willson the same  for three thousand and twenty pounds of ditto.

    Thomas Willson the same for two thousand one hundred & six pounds of ditto.

    John Young the same for eight hundred and eighty nine pounds of ditto.

    Daniel Keith the same for one thousand and fifty two pounds of ditto.

    James Hayes the same for fifteen hundred and fifty eight pounds of ditto.

    Frederick Highshaw the same for nine hundred and twenty four pounds of ditto.

    Alexander Dale the same order as next before this for fourteen hundred and
fifty nine pounds of ditto.

    John Greenlee      do.   1913 lbs.   do.
    James Scott        do.   1112 lbs.   do.
    Andw. Woods        do.   1500 lbs.   do.
    Wm. Murray         do.   1423 lbs.   do.
    Wm. Ritchey        do.   1109 lbs.   do.
    Samuel McFerran    do.    416 lbs.   do.
    Wm. Calvert        do.    695 lbs.   do.
    John McClure       do.   3248 lbs.   do.
    John Taylor        do.    913 lbs.   do.

    Ord. that this court be adjd. till court in course.   The minutes of these
proceedings were signed.
                      Robert Breckenridge


At a court held for Botetourt County the 13th day of April, 1773.

Present. John Maxwell, Robert Breckenridge, Benja. Hawkins & Andw. Woods,
Gentlemen.

    Ord. that this ct. be adjd. till court in course. The minutes of these
proceedings were signed.
                     Robt. Breckenridge


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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