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State case: Willis Cooper

May 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors convicted Willis Cooper of assault.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1798 term
People
Jurors
James Milliken; Joseph Hodge; Joseph Clendening; Rob’t Hodge; Dav’d White; Rob’t Gray; Baxter King; Sam’l McCracken; Geo Long; Thomas Bradshaw; Jame[s] Turner; Jonathan Lindly

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 404
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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