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State case: Adam Phifer

November 1797 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors convicted Adam Phifer of petty larceny; an appeal was requested.

Kind of business
State case
Court
November 1797 term
People
Jurors
Henry Neal; Sam’l Chambers; James Ray; Sam’l Nelson; Rich’d Cochran; James Philips; John Daniel; Edward Picket; Garratt Garrison; Geo Garrison; Robert Wilson; Thomas Cate

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 323
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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