Botetourt County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Court.....Minutes, County Court October 1782
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Source: Annals Of S W Virginia
Written: October 1782

At a ct. held for Botetourt County the 10th day of October, 1782.

Present: Geo. Skillern, Pat Lockhart, William Ward, James Barnet and Samuel
Todd, Gent. Justices.

    Ord. that the sum of eight pounds be allowed to Geo. McArnold for one horse
furnished the Volunteers to Carolinia and lost at the Adkin Skirmish

    Ord. that the Sheriff summon twenty four of the most capable freeholders in
this County to appear here at the next court to serve as a Grand Jury of Inquest
for the body of this County.

    James Wiers is exempt from paying County & Parish levies in future on
account of the wounds which he received at Colo. Bufford's defeat in Carolinia
and by which he is greatly disabled.

    Ralph Jefferson the same on account of his age & infirmity.

    John McCallistcr is apptd. Surveyor of the Road from James Brown't to the
turn of the waters at the head of Sund Creok, who with the hands on Dunlop's
Creek and Ugsley Creek to attend said Surveyor when required to keep said road
in repair as the law directs.

    Ord. that Archibald Woods, John Armstrong, Joseph Ward & John McClelan being
first sworn do view the way proposed by Walter Smiley's for altering the road
round his plantation & make report of the conveniences & inconveniences of the
same to the court.

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

At a court contd. & held for Botetourt County the 11th day of October, 1782.

Present: Pat Lockhart, Martin McFarran, Thomas Rowland, Robert Harvey & Samuel
Todd, Gent. Justices.

Valentine Humm        Plff.   )
agst.                         )   In Case
Andrew Hawke          Deft.   )

    This day came tho parties &c. & also a jury, towit: Wm. Anderson, Robt.
McNeelly, Wm. Martin, Wm. Read, Wm. Henderson, Godfree Hamilton, Saml. Baldwin,
James Wills, John Smith, James McCaul, Isaao Vanmeater and Joseph Snodgrass, who
retd. a verdt. awarding damages to plff. of ten pounds sventeen (word omitted)
and six pence current money, Judgt. accdgly. and costs.

    A licence is granted to Jacob Carper to keep an ordinary at his house in
this County, he having entd. into bond in the sum of fifty pounds accdg. to law
with David May his security.

    Ord. that Fanny Hudson orphan of Elizabeth Anna Hudson be bound to Albert
Harvey, Gent., according to law.

    Ord. that Esthew Gew, orphan of Sarah Gew, be bound to Thomas Clammons
according to law.

    Ord. that the ct. be adjd. till court in course. The mins. of these prcdgs.
were signed by
                   Patrick Lockhart


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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