I've been going through the negative microfilm of unindexed court minutes 1785-1845 (8 reels), frame by frame, for the past 2 or 3 months. Another trend/item I've noticed (other than name spelling shifts) is that even up about to 1822 they still used pounds and shillings as well as dollars & cents. Does anyone know a reason for this? Why not use dollars and cents only? From the newspapers of the times, I've seen that even foreign silver & gold coin was accepted. When did the dollar system go into effect? Another question, on several occasions I've found the records duplicated, with the same information, but in different handwriting, both apparently old. Anyone know a reason for this? Were they done in different court rooms? If a road order was given "in the room of" so-and-so, did that mean their court room? Also FYI, if you are someone researching the massive amounts of the Perry clan in Franklin Co. (I feel for you), you might be interested to know that there were at least 3 or 4 Jeremiah Perry adults in 1817. They were differentiated by identifications in parentheses, I suppose by location & occupation. One was (col.) or (colo.) Colonel Jeremiah Perry, who was also a Justice of the Peace. Others were Jeremiah Perry (ridge), Jeremiah Perry (fork), and a Jeremiah Perry (Shocco), whatever those mean. Also FYI, September 1812 order to pay William Murphey (don't know which one yet) for building the court house. In addition to contracted amount, an additional $2160 for the building, for steps ($10) and locks ($13) was ordered paid. Not sure yet if this was an ancestor of mine or not. One more thing, if any of you have information connecting Franklin Co., NC to Maury Co., TN, or Washington (Issaquena) Co., MS prior to 1860 or so, I'd appreciate having it. Mark Murphy in Texas