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Court in session

13 March 1753 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The March court opened at the courthouse with justices James Dickey, John Patterson, James Allison and Joseph Tate presiding.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
March 1753 term, 13 March 1753
Justices
James Dickey; John Patterson; James Allison; Joseph Tate
Places
Courthouse
Other dates
13th day

Reading note: The year follows the preceding December 1752 term; the March heading omitted its year.

Names and places are given as the source writes them. This record has not been checked against the original minute book.

Where to find it

  • Folio and page 3-5'
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 3
  • Original: State Archives of North Carolina, Orange County court minutes (CR.073.301).
  • Microfilm at the Orange County Public Library, Wall Local History Collection: reel 30001, “County Court Minutes, 1752–1766” (State Archives film).
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