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Orange County Indexed

State case

May 1795 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Joseph Nicks, Peter Foust and James Miller received absolute attendance fines, with execution ordered.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1795 term
Jurors
Joseph Nicks; Peter Foust; James Miller
Amounts
ten shillings

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 5
  • 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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