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Court in session

May 1794 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The county court opened its sitting with justices Wm Nunn, John Thompson and Hardy Hurdle present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
May 1794 term
Justices
Wm Nunn; John Thompson; Hardy Hurdle

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 554
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1794 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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