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Court in session

29 May 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court resumed its sitting with justices Alex Mebane, Wm McCauley and Wm Lylte present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
May 1788 term, 29 May 1788
Justices
Alex Mebane; Wm McCauley; Wm Lylte
Other dates
May 29th 1788

Reading note: The stated sitting date was May 29; the input court_date was May 28.

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 120
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1788 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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