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Official appointed: James Alston

26 February 1782 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

James Alston replaced William McCauley, who resigned, as Orange County public register.

Kind of business
Official appointed
Court
February 1782 term, 26 February 1782
People
Places
Orange County

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 55-110½
  • 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 59 (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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