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Court in session

6 November 1764 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices Tyrie Harris, Wm. Lea, John Lea and Thomas Hart present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
November 1764 term, 6 November 1764
Justices
Tyrie Harris; Wm. Lea; John Lea; Thomas Hart
Places
Court house in Hillsborough
Other dates
1st Tuesday in November - 6th day - 1764

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 244
  • Published abstract: Ruth Herndon Shields, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County, 1752–1766, page 110
  • 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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