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State case

23 February 1790 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court fined eight jurors for nonattendance; three were also annotated as excused.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1790 term, 23 February 1790
Jurors
Jno Holms; Samuel Shaw; Richard Christmas; Aaron Sharp; Jno Murdock; Joseph Stalsworth; Robert Milliken; Walter Alves

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 255
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1790 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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