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Courthouse and jail

November 1785 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Wm. Lytle received £9 10s. for courthouse and jail repairs.

Kind of business
Courthouse and jail
Court
November 1785 term
People
Places
Court House; Gaol
Amounts
9 pounds 10 sh.

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 16-265
  • 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 18 (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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