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28 November 1785 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices John Butler, Eli McDaniel and Jno. Ray present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
November 1785 term, 28 November 1785
Justices
John Butler; Eli McDaniel; Jno. Ray
Places
Court House in Hillsborough
Other dates
28th of November 1785, being the 4th Monday

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 13-258½
  • 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 13 (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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