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Courthouse and jail

25 August 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The public buildings treasurer reported the jail insecure and repairable; the court deferred action because a majority of county justices was required.

Kind of business
Courthouse and jail
Court
August 1796 term, 25 August 1796

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 125
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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