Subject: Bridge over Edisto River
Resent-Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 21:15:27 -0800 (PST)
Resent-From: SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 00:17:38 -0500
From: Steve Coker 
Organization: gamecock@yours.com
To: "SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com" 

The Colonial Records of South Carolina
The Journal of the Commons House of Assembly
Published by the South Carolina Department of Archives and History
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 51-62239
ISBN: 1-880067-28-5

Thursday the 2d of March 1758.

"... Then the Representation of the Commissioners for building & keeping in
repair a bridge over Edisto River &ct. was read, Setting forth as viz.

That whereas the Inhabitants of the Forks of Edisto River are Liable to keep in
repair Two Roads through Edisto Swamp, and two Bridges across the said River,
the one at Collo. Minnicks and the other at Orangeburgh, The Latter of which can
be prov'd Conduces most to the Public Interest, And the Former of no Benefit,
but to one or two familleys; Therefore assure your honours that the Inhabitants
of the Forks of Edistoe are not able to maintain the Two Causeys and Bridges,
there not Exceeding Twenty five men on the muster Roll, and the Chief of them
very Poor; We therefore Pray your Honours to releive them from this great
Streight, by Uniting the Forks of Edistoe together to Maintain the bridge and
Causey at Orangeburgh, and that the Inhabitants below Orangeburgh on the north
side the River, to Keep in Repair, their Road to the fifteen Mile Post on
Orangeburgh Broad road, where they can best agree amongst themselves to Lay it
out; We further Assure your Honours, that the Road at Orangeburgh is Sixty or
Seventy Miles nearer for the Public, in Carriage to Fort George and Fort
Loudoun, in the Cherokees, than the old Road by the Congrees, And that it would
be proper for the Saludy and Stephens's Creek People Contiguous, to open the
road Downwards to the Causey at Orangeburgh, it being good Levell Open Woods for
a Road, And not above three or four & Twenty or thirty feet Causeys to make from
Saludy to Orangeburgh; Your Honnours Condescention will Ever Cause Your
Petitioners to Pray &c.

Ordered that the Representation be referred to the Consideration of a Committee
& that they do Examine the Matter thereof & report the same with their Opinion
thereupon to the House.

And it is referred to Mr. Lamboll, Mr. Mazyck, Collo. Izard, Mr. Izard & Mr.
McQueen...."

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