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Court in session

2 March 1803 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court convened with justices Sterling Harris, Joseph Clendening and Sam’l Benton present.

Kind of business
Court in session
Court
February 1803 term, 2 March 1803
Justices
Sterling Harris; Joseph Clendening; Sam’l Benton

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 382
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1803 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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