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State case: Geo Watson

28 February 1799 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors convicted Geo Watson of assault; the court imposed a fine and costs.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1799 term, 28 February 1799
People
Jurors
Jacob Rich; Joseph Tate; Eli Collins; William Hughs; Colby Jackson; Daniel Cloud; Thos Holden; David Patterson; Henry Martin; Edward Torrinton; Jno Ray; Andrew McCulloch
Amounts
£2

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 520
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1799 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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