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State case: John Dunnavin

August 1805 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors convicted John Dunnavin of assault but acquitted him of battery; the court imposed a fine and imprisonment until costs and fine were paid.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1805 term
People
Amounts
20/
Other dates
Tomorrow 10 o’Clock

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 69
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the August 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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