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Official appointed

November 1796 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

James Carson replaced Wm Courtny as court chairman after Courtny announced his resignation as justice.

Kind of business
Official appointed
Court
November 1796 term
Justices
Wm Courtny; James Carson

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 141
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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