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Estate account: Martha Nale, Sarah Neale, Robert Nale

27 May 1795 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Martha Nale and Sarah Neale were authorized to sell selected enslaved people and personal property to pay debts and distribute Robert Nale’s estate.

Kind of business
Estate account
Court
May 1795 term, 27 May 1795
People

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 16
  • 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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