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County business: John G Rencher

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

The court awarded constable John G Rencher four pounds eight shillings for May and August attendance.

Kind of business
County business
Court
August 1788 term, 27 August 1788
People
Amounts
Four pounds eight shillings
Other dates
May & August Terms 1788

Reading note: The final attendance total was unclear as 11/1 d???.

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 160
  • 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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