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State case: James Ray, Josiah Taylor, Robert Duke

May 1804 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

James Ray was fined for failing to attend as Josiah Taylor’s subpoenaed witness against Robert Duke.

Kind of business
State case
Court
May 1804 term
People

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 515
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 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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