Wilkes County, North Carolina Court Minutes, 1789-1797, Vols. 3&4

By: Mrs. W.O. Absher, Pub. 1989, Reprnted 2013, 132 pages, Index, ISBN #89308-647-9.

In the minutes, one will find local office holders being appointed and/or qualified, including clerks of courts, registers of deeds, sheriffs, coroners, etc. The court controlled the levying and expenditure of local taxes, matters dealing with public buildings, roads, bridges, etc. were handled by this court and it also selected and summoned juries. Among the other responsibilities of the court found in its minutes were licenses granted to operaters of taverns, as well as deeds and bills of sale being acknowledged by the grantors. the court oversaw a wide range of matters involving estates, including probate of wills, settlements of estates, and appraisements as well as matters dealing with bastardy, and many other valuable bits of information.

Author: Mrs W. O. Absher
Publisher: Southern Historical Press
Published: 04/30/2013
Pages: 134
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d
ISBN: 9780893086473

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