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State case: Wm Riley

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

Wm Riley entered a recognizance for daily attendance to give evidence, with a reference to an earlier cause.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1791 term, 26 August 1791
People
Amounts
£25
Other dates
Nov 88

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 374
  • 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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