Public Roads Petition, 1868
Contributed by: Sloan Mason
Donated by Warren BROTHERS, & Mrs. Henry BROTHERS of Institute, Lenoir County, N.C.
Transcribed by Sloan Mason
J. M. PATRICK, F. A. BROTHERS and Others to The Court Petition for Public Road, filed
Jany. Term 1868
State of North Carolina
Lenoir County
To the Worshipful The Justices of the Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions
Jany. Term 1868
The petition of the undersigned Citizens of said County Humbly complaining. Your
Petitioners respectfully Show unto your Worships that there is needed a Publick Road
starting from near John H. ALDRIDGE running in a northwardly direction to Thomas H.
DAWSONS lands thence eastwardly across said DAWSONS lands & James M. PATRICK, Francis
A. BROTHERS & others to the publick road leading through Lenoir Instititute & thence
from said road eastwardly across the lands of B. W. PRIDGEN first? Robt. BEST, Lenoir
PATE, Lemuel BYRD & others to the Hull road & across said road to Wheat Swamp between
the lands of N. J. ALLEN & Will A. LASITER, Greene County line.
Your Petitioners do therefore pray that your worships will duly consider the premises
and if adjudged expident will order a Jury of good & lawful men to be legally summoned
to view the ground & lay off & mark a new publick road the nearest & best way from the
road near John H. ALLDRIDGES through by Lenoir Institute to Green County line with as
little prejudice to as may be to enclosures and make report of their proceeding
according to law, And that your worships will from time to time make the necessary
orders of Court for carrying the same into effect.
Your Petitioners as in duty bound will ever Pray:
J. M PATRICK
F. A. BROTHERS
J. W. BROTHERS
Pinkney WADE
J. W.? HARDY
J. W. DAWSON
J. J. DUKES
S. P. HARDY
J. L. HARDY
J. A. ALDRIDGE
T. H. DAWSON
S. W. DAWSON
John STALLINS
Mary TOOTEN?
J. ALDREDG
W.? A.? CROOM
J. L. PATE
M H. HARRISON
W. J. HORTON
J. T. HARDEE
J. J. HARDEE
Lemuel BYRD
Thomas HASE
T. H.? DAWSON
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