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Courthouse and jail: Sterling Harris, William F Strudwick, Samuel Benton

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

Sterling Harris, William F Strudwick and Samuel Benton were commissioned to contract for enclosing and improving Hillsboro’s public-buildings lot.

Kind of business
Courthouse and jail
Court
February 1804 term, 29 February 1804
People
Places
Town of Hillsboro

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 493
  • 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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