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State case: Matthew Patton

25 November 1807 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Jurors acquitted Matthew Patton.

Kind of business
State case
Court
November 1807 term, 25 November 1807
People
Jurors
John Casey; Cutbird Burton; Arthur Mangum; David Parker; Sam’l Nelson; Robert Carson; Ranking McKee; Tho Lindley; John Galbraith; Matthew McCauley; Levi Whitted; Alex Strain

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 348
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the November 1807 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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