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Orange County Indexed

Mill: John Daniel

May 1805 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

John Daniel received permission to build a public gristmill on Morgans creek, where he owned both banks.

Kind of business
Mill
Court
May 1805 term
People
Places
Morgans creek

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 7, page 36
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the May 1805 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 30004, “County Court Minutes, 1805–1814” (State Archives film).
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