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Orange County Indexed

State case: Absalom Hall

August 1805 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

After questioning Absalom Hall about gambling and his livelihood, the court ordered ten days’ confinement or release upon sufficient good-behavior security.

Kind of business
State case
Court
August 1805 term
People
Amounts
Ten days

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 71
  • 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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