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Orange County Indexed

Military: McIntosh

19 December 1780 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Four unnamed Black soldiers claiming Maryland Line service were forcibly removed from court by order of Maj. McIntosh while the justices were present.

Kind of business
Military
Court
December 1780 term, 19 December 1780
People
Places
Maryland Line

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

  • 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 54 (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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