Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas Page: 21
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of land, total damages, names of persons relinquishing
rights-of-way, names of jurors, date report filed, date
of action, and signature of county judge.
Arranged by section and thereunder chronologically by
date recorded. SPF-handwritten and typed. Volume
dated 1892 to 1917 indexed in file; volume dated 1917 to
1922 not indexed.
8. ROAD MINUTES. 1883-1906. 1 vol., 18" x 13" x 3".
Record of proceedings of commissioners' court on road
business, including appointments of juries of view,
approvals of juries of view, orders establishing new roads,'
reports of conditional commissioners, road commissoners'
quarterly reports, reports of road supervisors, and
miscellaneous road business. Shows term of court, date of
action, names of parties involved, subject considered,
signatures of presiding officer and commissioners, and
clerk's attestation. Arranged chronologically by term
of court. Handwritten. Not indexed.
9. ROAD COMMISSIONER'S MINUTES. 1846-1860. 2 vols., 13" x
8" x 1".
Minutes of commissioners' court actions taken on road
business, including appointments of individuals to review
roads and find most practical routes, appointments of
individuals to serve as road overseers, and miscellaneous
orders on road business. Volumes also include orders of
court directing treasurer to issue warrants. Arranged
chronologically by term of court. Handwritten. Indexed
in file.
10. COMMISSIONER'S COURT ROAD MINUTES (formerly titled "Road
Minutes Overseers Appointments" and "Road Minutes").
1879-1926; 1929-1945. 4 vols., 16" x 11" x 1"; 3 vols.,
18" x 13" x 3"; 3 vols., 16" x 11" x 2".
Minutes of commissioners' court pertaining to appointments
of individuals to serve as road overseers, showing road
district name and number, description of road district,
name of individual appointed, list of men to work under
appointee, and date of appointment. Volume dated 1879 to
1883 also includes road minutes of commissioners' court.
One volume entitled "Road Minutes" also includes references
to orders establishing road precincts for road
precinct numbers 225-251, showing docket book and page
number where recorded. Volumes dated 1879 to 1926 arranged
chronologically by date of meeting; volumes dated 1929 to
1945 arranged numerically by road precinct number and
thereunder by road number. Handwritten; SPF-handwritten.
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Clayton, Cathy. Inventory of county records, Washington County courthouse, Brenham, Texas, book, 1977; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25171/m1/38/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.