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Official appointed: David Mebane, Baxter King

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

David Mebane and Baxter King were appointed election poll inspectors at Hillsboro.

Kind of business
Official appointed
Court
May 1797 term, 23 May 1797
People
Places
Hillsboro

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 225
  • 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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