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28 August 1782 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices John Butler, John Steel, John Taylor and James Carrington present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
August 1782 term, 28 August 1782
Justices
John Butler; John Steel; John Taylor; James Carrington
Other dates
Wednesday 28 August 1782

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 6-129
  • 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 5 (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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