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May 1777 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Six named justices signed the May court minutes.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
May 1777 term
Justices
John Butler; Eli McDaniel; Wm. Cain; John Steel; Wm. McCauley; Hugh Tinnin

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 3-6½
  • Published abstract: Alma Cheek Redden, Abstracts of the Minutes of the Inferior Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions of Orange County, N.C., 1777–1788, page 4 (Orange County Public Library, NC 929.375 HAU)
  • 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 30002, “County Court Minutes, 1777–1795” (State Archives film).
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