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County business

October 1754 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court ordered Saint Mathews parish divided into districts.

Kind of business
County business
Court
October 1754 term
Places
Parish of Saint Mathews (Orange County)

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 24-47
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 14
  • 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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