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Orange County Indexed

State case: John Sutton

27 May 1801 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors convicted John Sutton of petty larceny; the court ordered whipping and continued imprisonment until prosecution costs were paid.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1801 term, 27 May 1801
People
Jurors
Wm Bradford; Geo Maddin; Wm Riley; John McCullock; Wm Whitted; Tho Holloway; Robert Eaton; Wm Palmer; John Walker; Tho Laycock; Wm Laycock; James Ray

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 6, page 190
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1801 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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