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Suit: McAdow, Best

March 1754 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

McAdow brought an action on the case involving a writ of inquiry against Best.

Kind of business
Suit
Court
March 1754 term
People

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 18-35
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 11
  • 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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