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State case: Elisha Johnston

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

Jurors convicted Elisha Johnston of petty larceny, but the court arrested judgment.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1801 term, 27 August 1801
People
Jurors
William Hogan; James Hastings; Owen Lindly; Robert Faucett; Geo Carrington; Aaron Walker; Abner Tapp; John Holden; James Clendenin; James Johnston; Thomas Brewer; James Mason

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 227
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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