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Deed proved: William Shepperd Commissioner of the Trustees [of UNC] to Henry Hunt

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

Deed, William Shepperd Commissioner of the Trustees [of UNC] to Henry Hunt, proved by Robert Bell.

Kind of business
Deed proved
Court
May 1797 term, 24 May 1797
Grantor
William Shepperd Commissioner of the Trustees [of UNC]
Grantee
Henry Hunt
Instrument
Deed
Proved by
by the oath of Robert Bell
The deed
Deed Book 5, page 784 →
UNC to Henry Hunt (our deed record)

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 227
  • 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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