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February 1778 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Three named justices signed the closing court minutes.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
February 1778 term
Justices
Bryan Crosbie; John Nichols; Wm. McCauley

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 19-37½
  • 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 16 (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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