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Court in session

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

The court resumed its sitting with justices John Ray, John Walker and Nich’s Gibbs present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
November 1790 term, 23 November 1790
Justices
John Ray; John Walker; Nich’s Gibbs
Other dates
Novem’r 23d

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 313
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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