Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court February 1781
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: February 1781

At a court held for Botetourt County the 8th day of Feby., 1781.

Present: Geo. Skillern, Pat Lockhart, Thos. Rowland, the Revd. Adam Smyth & John
Armstrong, Gent. Justices.

    A licence is granted to Stephen May to keep an ordinary at the house of
Thomas Bowyer in the Town of Fincastle, who entered into bond with David May his
secty. accdg. to law.

    David McClenachan is exempted from paying levys in future on acct. of his
age & infirmity.

    John Little the same as next above.

    Ordered that fifteen pounds be allowed to Jonathan Newman for a bushel of
corn furnished for the use of the deserters in this goul, and the Sheriff is to
pay it out of the dopositum.

    Samuel Walker, Junr. with Luke Pryor and James Mason his securities entered
into and acknd. bond in the sum of fifty thousand pounds of tobacco payable to
his Excellency the Governor for the sd. Samuel Walker's true and faithful
discharge of his duty as Surveyor of this County.

    Saml. Walker, Junr., took the oath reqd. by law as Surveyor of this County.

    John Pittser is apptd. Surveyor of the Road in the room of Luke Pryor who is
dischd. from that office.

    Stephen May took the oath reqd. by law as Deputy Sheriff in & about the Town
of Fincastle.

    Ord. that John Serverles, Surveyor of the Road from Jas. McAfee's to
Taylor's mills who is to keep the same in repair as the law directs.

    James King is apptd. a Deputy Surveyor under Saml. Walker, Junr., Surveyor
of this County whereupon he took the oath reqd. by law.

    This court doth appt. Mr. Joseph Kyle to purchase a waggon and team on
behalf of this County for the use of the troops who are to fill up this State's
quota of troops for the Continental Army.

    Ordered that twenty thousand pounds be levied on the assessable property in
this County to pay for said horse & waggon.

    Ord. that Robert Anderson be allowed the sum of two hundred & fifteen pounds
for beef furnished by him for the use of the prisoners and guard in this County
which sum the Sheriff is hereby ordered to pay him out of the depositum when so
much money may come into his hands.

    Ord. that the court be adjd. till tomorrow morning, ten o'clock. The mins.
of these prcdgs. were signed by
                              Geo. Skillern

At a court continued ct. held for Botetourt County the 9th day of Feby., 1781.

Present: Geo. Skillern, Pat Lockhart, the Revd. Adam Smyth, & Martin McFarran,
Gent. Justices.

    Adam Peck an Ensign in the Militia in this County took the oath by law
required.

    In obedience to an order of this court passed court May approving Wm. Bilbro
to purchase a quantity of bacon and corn for the support of Mary Price and one
child whose husband is a soldier in the State service, he having returned one
account to the court of his purchasing five bushels of rye and twenty five
pounds of butter, pork & corn not to be had, ordered that it be certified to the
Auditor of Publick Accounts that he be allowed eighteen pounds per bushell for
the rey and twelve dollars per pound for the butter.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. The mins. of these prcdgs. were signed by
                          Geo. 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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