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February 1802 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices Samuel Benton, Isaac Holt, John Rhodes and 8 others present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
February 1802 term
Justices
Samuel Benton; Isaac Holt; John Rhodes; James Moore; Wm F Strudwick; James Carson; Sterling Harris; Abram Anderson; John Taylor; Wm McCauley; Jno Thompson

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 276
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1802 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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