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Orange County Indexed

State case

August 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court fined James Coghlin for failing to attend as an additional juror.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1797 term
Jurors
James Coghlin
Amounts
10/

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 277
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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