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Orange County Indexed

Road order: James Haistings

May 1792 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed James Haistings as road overseer.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
May 1792 term
People
Road hands
William Merritts
Places
William Merritts; Hillsborough

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 433
  • 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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