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December 1755 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The December court opened at James Watson’s home.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
December 1755 term
People
Places
house of Mr. James Watson
Other dates
2nd Tuesday in 1755

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 38-76'
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 25
  • 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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