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State case

26 August 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jno Ray was fined seven shillings for talesman nonattendance; the court remitted the fine after hearing his explanation.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1788 term, 26 August 1788
Jurors
Jno Ray
Amounts
seven Shillings

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 140
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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