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State case: Alexander Montgomery, James Grimes

27 February 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court ordered Alexander Montgomery and James Grimes jailed without bail until noon the next day for a disturbance and contempt in its presence.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1798 term, 27 February 1798
People
Other dates
12 o’Clock tomorrow

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 351
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1798 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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