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Orange County Indexed

County business: John Nichols

29 May 1789 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court awarded former sheriff John Nichols £25 for ex officio services from May 1788 to May 1789.

Kind of business
County business
Court
May 1789 term, 29 May 1789
People
Amounts
£25
Other dates
May 88; May 89

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 216
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1789 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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