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28 May 1781 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices John Butler, Thomas Taylor, John Ray and Wm. M'Cauley present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
May 1781 term, 28 May 1781
Justices
John Butler; Thomas Taylor; John Ray; Wm. M'Cauley
Places
Hillsborough
Other dates
fourth Monday; 28th Day of May 1781; fifth year of the Independence of America

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 51-103
  • 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 55 (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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