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Orange County Indexed

Jury

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

James Hastings was excused from jury duty after giving an oath the court accepted.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
August 1791 term, 26 August 1791
Jurors
James Hastings

Reading note: The substance of the oath was unreadable.

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 370
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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