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Orange County Indexed

State case

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

The court conditionally fined three absent jurors three pounds each and ordered notices allowing them to show cause.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1790 term, 25 May 1790
Jurors
James Christmas; Rich’d Cate; Samuel Chambers
Amounts
Three pounds

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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