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Oath of allegiance

May 1792 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Justices John Taylor, Wm McCauley, Wm Watters and 14 others took the prescribed oath supporting the United States Constitution.

Kind of business
Oath of allegiance
Court
May 1792 term
Justices
John Taylor; Wm McCauley; Wm Watters; Geo Daniel; Wm Ray; Walter Alves; Francis Moreland; John Walker; Wm Ansley; James Moore; James Baldridge; Andrew Burke; Wm Lytle; Alexander Mebane; Wm Courtney; Robt Campbell; Wm Strudwick
Other dates
31st May 1792

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 430
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1792 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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