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25 February 1784 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices John Ray, John Walker and James Freeland present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
February 1784 term, 25 February 1784
Justices
John Ray; John Walker; James Freeland
Other dates
Wednesday 25 February 1784

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 35-187½
  • 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 26 (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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