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Orange County Indexed

State case: John Cate, Timothy Cain

February 1780 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

John Cate was bound for £5,000 to appear at next court, with Timothy Cain securing £500 for his appearance.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1780 term
People
Amounts
5000 pounds; 500 pounds
Other dates
next 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 40-82½
  • 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 44 (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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