Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court July 1775
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: July 1775

At a court held for Botetourt County the 11th of July, 1775.

Present.
Andrew Woods, George Skillern, Benjamin Estill & Richard May, Gent. Justices.

    On the motion of Hugh Barcley against Walter Clark, his servant, for
absenting himself from his service, ordered that the said Walter serve the said
Hugh his master two years and eight months after the expiration of his present
indenture to reimburse nine pounds six shillings his expences in having him
taken, and for one hundred and forty six days' loss of time when run away, and
it is further ordered that he serve his said master accdg. to law for striking
him the said (Hugh).

    William Aston this day personally appeared in court agreeable to
recognizance to answer a certain complaint against him wherewith he stands
charged. On consideration whereof the court arc of opinion that he shall be
fined the sum of ten pounds for insulting the Magistrates in the executing of
their (missing word) and fined two securities to be bound himself in the sum of
fifty pounds and his said securities in the sum of twenty five pounds each that
he shall be of good behaviour to all his Majesty's liege subjects for and during
the term of twelve months from this day.

    William Aston, Joseph Phipps and Hugh McNutt came into court and acknd.
themselves severally indebted to our Sovereign Lord the King and his heirs and
successors the said William Aston in the sum of fifty pounds and the said Joseph
Phipps and Hugh McNutt in the sum of twenty five pounds each of their respective
goods and chattels, lands & tenements, to be levied to our said Lord the King
and his successors rendered. But on the condition that if the said Wm. Aston
shall be of good behaviour to all his Majesty's liege subjects for & during the
term & time of twelve months and one day from this time, then this recognizance
to be void.

    Upon the complaint of Wm. Aston against Andrew Henry for a breach of the
peace, parties heard & [missing word] opinion that the complaint be dismissed.

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

    The minutes of these proceedings were signed by
                          George Skillern


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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