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Minutes of the Rowan County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
North Carolina. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Rowan County)
November 15, 1769
Volume 08, Pages 156-157

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[From the Court Records of Rowan County.]

North Carolina
Rowan County
November Term—Inferior Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Francis Lock High Sheriff of the County of Rowan to the County Tax for the year 1766

Dr
Cr
1766
To 3059 taxes for the year 1766 @ 1s each
£152
19
By 1833 delinquents viz Insolvents insurgents mob and such who refuse to pay their tax and rescue on distress 1s each
£91
13
To 66 supernumerary taxes received
3
6
£156
6
By my commission on £616 collected from 1226 taxes 8 pr ct
4
17
7
By my claim for extra service
10
By cash in full of the balance due the County of Rowan
46
85
£152
19
By cash for supernumerary taxes received
3
6
£156
5
By further payments of County Claims of which the sd County is debtor to sd Francis Lock
£37
81
10

Francis Lock Esq late Sheriff of the County of Rowan for the year 1766 came into open Court four justices being present and produced a settlement of the taxes of said county for the year last mentioned and made oath as the law directs that the 1833 persons mentioned in the above account were delinquents insolvents or insurgents Mob or such who generally refuse to pay their taxes and rescue on distress and that he hath received 66 supernumerary

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taxes for the year aforesaid which said amount stands as above stated was allowed to be just & full settlement for the said High Sheriff for the taxes of the County afsd for the [year] 1766

Certified by
JOHN OLIPHANT
Wm SPURGIN
Wm TEMPLE COLES
HUGH JENKINS
JACOB BONNER