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Orange County Indexed

State case: William Newman

26 May 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

A jury convicted William Newman of the charged assault.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1791 term, 26 May 1791
People

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 347
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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