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Estate account: James Hogg, Tho Burke, Flora

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

The court authorized executor Hogg to sell Flora, Cate, Peter, Fran, and other perishable estate property to pay debts, reporting next term.

Kind of business
Estate account
Court
August 1789 term, 29 August 1789
People
  • James Hogg (executor)
  • Tho Burke (deceased)
  • Flora (enslaved person; enslaved by Tho Burke)
  • Cate (enslaved person; enslaved by Tho Burke)
  • Peter (enslaved person; enslaved by Tho Burke)
  • Fran (enslaved person; enslaved by Tho Burke)

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 237
  • 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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