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Orange County Indexed

Courthouse and jail: Duncan Cameron, John Allison, Catlet Campbell

May 1805 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Duncan Cameron and fellow commissioners were authorized to contract for a public clock attached to the courthouse.

Kind of business
Courthouse and jail
Court
May 1805 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 7, page 41
  • 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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