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Jury

November 1791 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Thomas Bowls, Jno Allison, Wm Tate, Sherwood Dunnigan and James Robinson were excused from jury attendance because they were not freeholders.

Kind of business
Jury
Court
November 1791 term
Jurors
Thomas Bowls; Jno Allison; Wm Tate; Sherwood Dunnigan; James Robinson

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 377
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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