Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court June 1774
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: June 1774

At a court held for Botetourt County the 14th of June, 1774.

Present.
James Trimble, Wm. Fleming, Philip Love, Andrew Woods, Wm. McKee & Geo.
Skillern, Gent. Justices.

    Patrick Shorkey proved a certificate according to law for eight hundred and
eighty seven pounds of hemp.

    David Kellscy the same for two thousand and fifty eight pounds of hemp.

    Hugh Moore the same for nine hundred and ninety two pounds of hemp.

    Ord. that James Hendson, John Turpin, John Clendenald, Solomon Whitt and
William Hutcheson or any three of them lay off and divide the several surveyors'
precincts and appoint the tithables to work under them on the aforesaid road.

    William Fleming produced a commission from his Excellency the Governor
appointing him Colonel in the County of Botetourt, whereupon he took the usual
oaths to his Majesty's Person & Govt., repeated and subscribed the test &c.

    William Crow, John Stewart, Peter McClenachan, Wm. McKee, James Ward & James
Henderson produced commissions as Capt. and took the usial oaths and repeated
and subscribed tho test &c.

    Order that Thomas Madison, John Archer and Mathew Brachen, being first
sworn, do view the way from Capt. John Stewart's to Sand Creek Gap and make
report of the same to the court.

    Ordered that James Estill, William Hutcheson and David Frazer, having been
first sworn, do view the way from William Hutcheson on the head of Hund's Creek
to the Pine Spring and make report of the same to the court.

    Thomas Willson proved a certificate according to law for two thousand seven
hundred and ninety eight pounds of hemp.

    Ord. that the court be adjd. till the court in course.

    The minutes of these proceedings were signed by
                           James Trimble


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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