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State case: Samuel Bristow, William Elliott, James Mason

23 February 1808 · Orange County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions

Samuel Bristow was fined for missing subpoenaed testimony for William Elliott against James Mason.

Kind of business
State case
Court
February 1808 term, 23 February 1808
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 368
  • Transcribed by Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds: his transcription of the February 1808 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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