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Official appointed

1 March 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Five named men took the justice qualification oaths and joined the bench.

Kind of business
Official appointed
Court
February 1791 term, 1 March 1791
Justices
Andrew Burke; James Patterson; George Dannel; James Moore; Benjamin Lacy

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 324
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1791 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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