Road Cases

Road Cases include documents filed with the court from 1757 to 1940 that pertain to the building of roads, bridges and gates in the county.

Helpful Resources

• Road Cases (PDF) Opens a New Window.  - Petitions (RP), Reports (RR) and Road Viewers (RV)
• Bridges (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
• Road Bills (PDF) Opens a New Window.  - Invoices for services and materials in road construction
• Road Hands (PDF) Opens a New Window.  - People required to provide workers for the roads
• Road Overseers (PDF) Opens a New Window.  - Men assigned by the court to maintain roads
• Miscellaneous Road Papers (PDF) Opens a New Window. 
  • RM001 and RM002: Commissioners assigned by the court to be responsible for a road or section of a road.
  • RM003: Petitions to either erect or remove gates across a road.
  • RM004: Court orders to Commissioners or Justices to take an action