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Orange County Indexed

Guardianship: John McDaniel, William Patten, James Mebane

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

The court appointed John McDaniel as guardian of William Patten.

Kind of business
Guardianship
Court
May 1799 term, 31 May 1799
People
Amounts
£1000

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 565
  • 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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