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Orange County Indexed

Tax: Zachariah Allen

August 1789 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court exempted Zachariah Allen from future taxation for reasons presented in his petition.

Kind of business
Tax
Court
August 1789 term
People

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 221
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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