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Orange County Indexed

Ferry

May 1805 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

The court fixed Haw River ferry charges by vehicle and passenger type and prohibited other tolls.

Kind of business
Ferry
Court
May 1805 term
Places
Haw River
Amounts
L.5/; 3/; 1/6; 4/; /6d

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 38
  • 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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