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Orange County Indexed

Tax

29 February 1804 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court levied immediate poll, land and town-property taxes to repair public buildings and their lot.

Kind of business
Tax
Court
February 1804 term, 29 February 1804
Amounts
six pence; Six pence; 300 acres; £100

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 492
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1804 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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