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Mill: John Thompson, John Morrow, William Morrow

27 May 1782 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

John Thompson petitioned for a Haw River gristmill; four men were summoned to value two acres in his possession, including the north-side mill site.

Kind of business
Mill
Court
May 1782 term, 27 May 1782
People
Places
Haw River; No. side of Haw River
Amounts
2 acres
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 57-115½
  • 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 61 (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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