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State case: Wm O’Neal

August 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The jury convicted Wm O’Neal of assault.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1787 term
People
Jurors
Thomas Connelly; Wm Philips; James Craig; James Canada; Jno O’Dannel; Jno Tinnen; Stephen Forrest; Jno Piper; James Bracken; James Bowls; Joseph Tade; Wm Craig

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

  • Minute book 4, page 60
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 1787 term
  • 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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