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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