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State case: John Wright

1 March 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors convicted John Wright of assault; the court imposed a fine and custody pending payment.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1797 term, 1 March 1797
People
Amounts
:25

Reading note: The fine’s currency notation was 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 175
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1797 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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