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Orange County Indexed

State case: Stephen Kenneday, Robert Williams

31 August 1798 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court released Stephen Kenneday after payment of his fine, a deposit toward fees and an insolvency oath; Robert Williams received counsel fees.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1798 term, 31 August 1798
People
Amounts
Seven pounds; two pounds; 40; £2; £5

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 457
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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