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Constable appointed: Joseph Dixon, John Casey, James Coghlin

May 1794 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Joseph Dixon became St Marks constable with approved sureties John Casey and James Coghlin.

Kind of business
Constable appointed
Court
May 1794 term
People
Justices
Wm Nunn; John Thompson; Empson Bird
Places
St Marks

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 556
  • 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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