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Orange County Indexed

State case: Jno Justice

23 February 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court fined Jno Justice for contempt and ordered his detention pending payment, then recorded remission of the fine.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1796 term, 23 February 1796
People
Amounts
20; 2/

Reading note: The remission annotation and monetary units were unclear.

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 70
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1796 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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