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Court in session

25 May 1790 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court resumed its sitting with justices Wm Watters, James Carson and Wm Nunn present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
May 1790 term, 25 May 1790
Justices
Wm Watters; James Carson; Wm Nunn
Other dates
25th May 1790

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 278
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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