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25 August 1779 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices John Hogan, William Courtney and James Freeland present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
August 1779 term, 25 August 1779
Justices
John Hogan; William Courtney; James Freeland
Other dates
Wednesday 25th August

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 36-72
  • 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 38 (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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