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State case: Sherwood Dunnagan

30 May 1799 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Sherwood Dunnagan was convicted of assault, fined and sentenced to imprisonment; he sought an appeal.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1799 term, 30 May 1799
People
Jurors
Wm Montgomery; David Strayhorn; Jno Thompson; Hugh Mulhollan; Robert Walker; Jesse Clark; James Hart; Tho Atkinson; Burris Eastridge; Hugh Curruthers; James McCulloch; Robert Faucett
Amounts
20/
Other dates
Saturday next

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 560
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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