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Orange County Indexed

State case: William Leathers

February 1806 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

William Leathers was fined for courtroom disorder and committed until payment and sufficient security for good behavior and his next appearance.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1806 term
People
Amounts
£2.10/; £200; £100

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 121
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1806 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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