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Orange County Indexed

State case: Robert Burton

November 1763 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Robert Burton was jailed on Richard Simpson’s accusation of stealing Simpson’s mare, pending trial at Halifax superior court.

Kind of business
State case
Court
November 1763 term
People
Places
Halifax Superior Court

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 100
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 91
  • 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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