Samuel Horsely

Alexandria Court Order Book A, page 180, 8 October 1798

The persons appointed to view and mark out a road from Bulletsburgh to the big bone lick reported that they had marked out a road according to the directions contained in the order beginning at Bulletsburgh aforesaid thence through the lands of Cave Johnson to Sandy Lick Creek where William Bush lives.  Thence up the creek through the lands of John Brown & Cave Johnson passing the said Johnson's Mill; thence turning up the left passing through the Lands of Thomas Whitaker, Samuel Horsely and William Montague.

Thence crossing the branches Woolpers Creek & passing through unsettled Lands to Gunpowder crossing just above the Forks thence taking a Buffalo road which runs up a branch of gun powder on a dividing ridge continuing along said road to the Lick and the Court being of opinion that a road as aforesaid would be convenient thereupon order that the Clerk issue summonses to the aforesaid Proprietors or their agents in this County to shew cause if any they have why such road should be not opened as aforesaid.
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