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County business: W Duffey, James Baldridge, Charles Christmas

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

On W Duffey’s motion, the court ordered a duplicate land warrant for James Baldridge, supported by affidavits from Baldridge and Charles Christmas.

Kind of business
County business
Court
May 1797 term, 26 May 1797
People
Amounts
250 Acres; No 239

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 249
  • 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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