Proceedings of the circuit court and and its predecessor, the county court, regarding petitions to open public roads, as mandated by Ch. 89, Acts of 1818. Documents for each case include the petition, sometimes objection statements, court orders, commissioners return, surveys and plats, damage awards to landowners, and ratification of the return. Entries are arranged chronologically by recording date. All responsibility for roads was transferred to the county commissioners by Ch. 220, Acts of 1853. The Archives will create an electronic finding aid from the records themselves.