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Orange County Indexed

Official appointed

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

Under a commission to three justices, Wm Nunn, Baxter King, and Nicholas Gibbs qualified as county justices.

Kind of business
Official appointed
Court
November 1788 term, 28 November 1788
Justices
Wm McCauley; Alexander Mebane; James Freeland; Wm Nunn; Baxter King; Nicholas Gibbs
Places
County of Orange

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 184
  • 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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