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Orange County Indexed

State case

23 May 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court excused Ephraim Frazier’s jury nonattendance fine after he appeared and provided an affidavit.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1797 term, 23 May 1797
Jurors
Ephraim Frazier

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 221
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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