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Child or servant bound: William Sears, William Sparrow, John Sears

30 August 1804 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court apprenticed William Sears to William Sparrow for instruction in farming.

Kind of business
Child or servant bound
Court
August 1804 term, 30 August 1804
People
Other dates
20th of Nov’r next

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 580
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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