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State case: Jeremiah Holden, John Holden, John Carrington

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

Jurors convicted Jeremiah Holden of assault; he received leave to appeal with approved securities.

Kind of business
State case
Court
November 1799 term, 28 November 1799
People
Jurors
David Patterson; Samuel Woods; William Clark; William Woods; William Murray; William Wolf; Andrew McBroom; Martin Palmer; Richard Thompson; Rich’d Leigh; Rich’d Bird; Mark Durham

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 625
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 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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