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Orange County Indexed

Mill: Jonathan Lindley

28 November 1788 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court licensed Jonathan Lindley to build a public mill on Caine Creek, where he owned both banks.

Kind of business
Mill
Court
November 1788 term, 28 November 1788
People
Places
Caine Creek

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 183
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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