Minutes of Court for Ohio County. H 



out the best and most direct way for a Road from fort Henery 

 to the first forks of Wheeh'ng, Reported as follows viz : from 

 Fort Henery over the Ridge to the lower end of Mason's 

 Bottom; thence up the Creek Bank to wheet's Narrows; 

 thence to the top & along the north side of Wills' ' Nobb to a 

 Blas'd white walnut on Will's old Road; thence to the upper 

 end of Wills field on the Creek Bank ; thence up the Creek 

 Uank to Hawkins's old house ; thence to a blas'd white oak 

 on Williamson's Road; thence to the forks of Wheeling. 



Ordered that Conrad Wheat be appointed an overseer of s'.' 

 road & that the Tithables on three miles of each side be sum- 

 moned to work thereon until the same be completed. 

 (4) Henry Nelson Came into Court and Complains that W'" 



Sparks had in an illegal manner taken away his Child \: 

 unjustly detains the same without his consent. Ordered that 

 the s'.' Sparks be summoned to attend our next Court & answer 

 make to the above complaint 



Ordered that James Fitspatrick, an orphan Child, be bound 

 unto Sam! Bruce to learn the art and Mystery of a Taylor 

 until he shall arrive to the age of Twenty one years. 



Order'd that Isaac, Tade, & hannah, Melatto orphan Chil- 

 dren, be bound unto David Rodgers, Esq', until the boys shall 

 be of the age of Twenty one years, & the girl untill she be of 

 the age of Eighteen. 



Ordered that Robert Henderson, a Retaken prisoner amongst 

 the Indians, be bound unto David Rodgers, Esq', until he be of 

 the age of Twenty one years, to learn the art and Mystery of 

 a weaver. But provided any parent or near Relative should 

 appear, further ordered that said Rodgers yield up s'! Child, 

 the parent or Relative paying Reasonable Costs & Expenses. 



Ordered that this Coart be adjourned untill Coart in Coarse. 



David Sheepherd 



At a Court held in and for the County of Ohio on Monday 

 7"" of Aprile, 1777 ; present Silas Hedges, William Scott, Dan- 

 iel ^PClain, David Rodgers, Gentlemen. 



This Coart is adjourned till Tomorrow at eight of the Clock. 



Silas Hedges. 



' It is hard to decide from chirography of the original whether this is Mills' or 

 Wills'. 



