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Orange County Indexed

Road order: Lewis Durham

May 1795 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court appointed Lewis Durham as road overseer, replacing Isham Thrift.

Kind of business
Road order
Court
May 1795 term
People
Road hands
Isham Thrift; Fred Loyds
Places
Fred Loyds; Chatham County line

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 5, page 4
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1795 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 30003, “County Court Minutes, 1795–1804” (State Archives film).
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