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November 1787 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The November county court opened at Hillsborough with three named justices present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
November 1787 term
Justices
James Carson; John Walker; Wm Lytle
Places
Hillsbo
Other dates
Fourth Monday of November A Domini 1787; XII Year of our Independence

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 79
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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