The court records presented in this book involve land disputes;crimes such as theft or assault;inheritance disputes;appointment of officials such as surveyors or overseers of the poor;granting of business licensees;adoptions;payment of debts;incidents of drunkenness, harlotry or rape;business transactions;execution of writs;improvements to jail and roads;slander suits;and other matters of the court. Papers from other courts appear at times, usually having to do with actions concerning area citizens. Each name of a person, place or thing has been presented here as it has been deciphered, with no attempt to modernize or regulate spelling.