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Orange County Indexed

Official appointed: David Ray, Wm Lytle, Andrew Murdock

August 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

David Ray became county trustee and posted bond with Wm Lytle and Andrew Murdock.

Kind of business
Official appointed
Court
August 1797 term
People
Amounts
£1000

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 304
  • 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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